2021
DOI: 10.1590/0102-672020210001e1561
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Abstract: Background: Trauma is one of the leading causes of death in the world and proper surgical care is critical to impact mortality. In Chile, trauma associated death ranks first as mortality cause in population between 20 and 59 years old. Appropriate surgical skills are required to deal with these complex patients. Self-confidence to practice trauma procedures after the General Surgery Residency have not been reported in our country. Aim: Describe the level of self-confidence to deal with trauma procedures of su… Show more

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“…This could be a reflection of a deficiency in participants' previous knowledge of the technique, meaning they had to "learn" how to perform those procedures in the boot camp instead of practicing a previously acquired skill. These findings align with previous work done by Vela et al that showed a very low level of preparedness in general surgeons to deal with complex trauma cases [20]. Particularly noticeable were the results obtained in the pulmonary tractotomy station, which is a procedure not often performed by general surgery residents, and a median increase of 6.11 min was observed.…”
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confidence: 90%
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“…This could be a reflection of a deficiency in participants' previous knowledge of the technique, meaning they had to "learn" how to perform those procedures in the boot camp instead of practicing a previously acquired skill. These findings align with previous work done by Vela et al that showed a very low level of preparedness in general surgeons to deal with complex trauma cases [20]. Particularly noticeable were the results obtained in the pulmonary tractotomy station, which is a procedure not often performed by general surgery residents, and a median increase of 6.11 min was observed.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…These procedures were selected due to their reported frequency in Chilean Hospitals [19,20] and guidelines developed by the Chilean Society of Surgeons regarding the minimal competencies needed to be a general surgeon in Chile. This is due to the reality observed in most hospitals in Chile, which do not have specialized surgical trauma departments, or on-call teams for surgical specialists (vascular, cardiothoracic, or gastrointestinal surgeons).…”
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