title: Presented at the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Association for thoracic surgery: wet-lab training for thoracic surgery at the laboratory animal facilities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to describe the animal thoracic training program for the thoracic surgery at the laboratory animal facilities
  
  
  METHODS
  The training was provided for 78 surgical students under the direction of thoracic medical specialists. Students attended lectures and then performed venipuncture, injection, intubation, tracheostomy, surgical cut-down, and thoracic and abdominal surgical approaches. We estimated the detailed surgical skills in two groups (67 residents and 11 thoracic fellows).
  
  
  RESULTS
  All students demonstrated satisfactory impressions after training. We found significant difference between the skills of residents and fellows with regard to the haemostasis and suturing techniques.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Wet-lab training for thoracic surgery at the laboratory animal facilities is useful for surgical residents and thoracic fellows.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1 seiryoumachi, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan. noda.m@idac.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: Masamichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizuma
authors.forename: Sumiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakurada
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hoshikawa
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Michiaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Unno
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kasai
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D023421:Models, Animal; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013552:Swine; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000193:education*