title: Basic Endovascular Skills Trainer: A surgical simulator for the training of novice practitioners of endovascular procedures.
abstract: In recent years the clinical interest for structured training in endovascular procedures has increased. Such procedures respect the physical integrity of the patient and at the same time ensure good therapeutic results. This study describes the development and testing of the B.E.S.T. (Basic Endovascular Skills Trainer) simulator. The B.E.S.T is an innovative physical endovascular simulator to learn basic skills of endovascular surgery. The simulator was tested by 25 clinicians with different levels of experience: novices, intermediates, and experts. All clinicians agree on affirming the importance of training in endovascular surgery; in particular they consider the B.E.S.T a valid simulator to learn specific basic skills of vascular surgery.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinceri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marconi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moglia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D000066908:Simulation Training / Q000379:methods*