Non-technical attributes and surgical experience: A cross-sectional study comparing communication styles and attitudes in surgical staff, trainees and applicants.

Background: This monocentric study aimed to explore whether key non-technical attributes can be reliably measured in a mixed population of candidates applying for surgical training, surgical trainees and staff and to identify any differences between these groups.

Materials & Methods: Candidates applying for surgical training, surgical trainees and staff from four surgical specialties (general surgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery or urology) at a tertiary academic teaching hospital were all sent an online self-report questionnaire. The Communication Styles Inventory (CSI, 96 items) was used to assess a six-dimensional behavioral model of participant communication styles (expressiveness, preciseness, verbal aggressiveness, questioningness, emotionality and impression manipulativeness).

Endovascular Training Using a Simulation Based Curriculum is Less Expensive than Training in the Hybrid Angiosuite.

Objective/background: This study aimed to determine the cost-effectiveness of a PROficiency based StePwise Endovascular Curricular Training (PROSPECT) program, including e-learning and hands on virtual reality simulation.

Methods: A prospective, single blinded, randomised controlled trial (RCT) was carried out to evaluate the impact of a PROSPECT training program on real life operative performance. Under supervision, all subjects performed two endovascular interventions on patients with symptomatic iliac and/or superficial femoral artery stenosis.

Defining the Key Competencies in Radiation Protection for Endovascular Procedures: A Multispecialty Delphi Consensus Study.

Objectives: Radiation protection training courses currently focus on broad knowledge topics which may not always be relevant in daily practice. The goal of this study was to determine the key competencies in radiation protection that every endovascular team member should possess and apply routinely, through multispecialty clinical content expert consensus.

Methods: Consensus was obtained through a two round modified Delphi methodology.

Complication Rate after Carotid Endarterectomy Comparing Patch Angioplasty and Primary Closure.

Background: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) reduces the risk for stroke in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis. The optimal surgical technique remains subject of debate. Literature suggests patch angioplasty reduces complication risk.

Development of a PROficiency-Based StePwise Endovascular Curricular Training (PROSPECT) Program.

Objectives: Focus on patient safety, work-hour limitations, and cost-effective education is putting pressure to improve curricula to acquire minimally invasive techniques during surgical training. This study aimed to design a structured training program for endovascular skills and validate its assessment methods.

Design: A PROficiency-based StePwise Endovascular Curricular Training (PROSPECT) program was developed, consisting of e-learning and hands-on simulation modules, focusing on iliac and superficial femoral artery atherosclerotic disease.

Autonomic function in migraine patients: ictal and interictal pupillometry.

Objective And Background: Pupillometric investigations into migraine have suggested that an autonomic disturbance is part of the pathogenesis of that condition. This observation is controversial, however, which may reflect that the putative sympathetic hypofunction is either subtle or transient. In this study, we assessed the sympathetic function of migraine patients and controls during both a symptom-free phase and a migraine attack, and challenged patients with apraclonidine to reveal small changes in autonomic function.

Apraclonidine and my pupil.

Purpose: Used in the diagnosis of Horner's syndrome, apraclonidine 1% dilatates the involved eye due to denervation supersensitivity. Recent literature suggests that in healthy volunteers, apraclonidine provokes a mild miotic effect. Since the comparison of both the pathologic and the non-pathologic eye is important, we wanted to further investigate the effect of apraclonidine on the healthy eye.