Carbon Dioxide Embolism Associated With Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision Surgery: A Report From the International Registries.

Background: Carbon dioxide embolus has been reported as a rare but clinically important risk associated with transanal total mesorectal excision surgery. To date, there exists limited data describing the incidence, risk factors, and management of carbon dioxide embolus in transanal total mesorectal excision.

Objective: This study aimed to obtain data from the transanal total mesorectal excision registries to identify trends and potential risk factors for carbon dioxide embolus specific to this surgical technique.

Personalized oral debriefing versus standardized multimedia instruction after patient crisis simulation.

Background: Simulation experience alone without debriefing is insufficient for learning. Standardized multimedia instruction has been shown to be useful in teaching surgical skills but has not been evaluated for use as an adjunct in crisis management training. Our primary purpose in this study was to determine whether standardized computer-based multimedia instruction is effective for learning, and whether the learning is retained 5 wk later.

Fibreoptic airway training: correlation of simulator performance and clinical skill.

Purpose: Simulation centres, where trainees can practise technical procedures on models of varying fidelity, provide a training option that allows them to acquire skills in a controlled environment prior to clinical performance. It has been proposed that the time to complete a simulator task may translate to proficiency in the clinical setting. The objective of this study was to determine whether time to complete a simulator task translates to clinical fibreoptic manipulation (FOM) performance.