Training with simulation versus operative room attendanceL M Desender
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 52:17-37. 2011
..This article reviews the evidence and the limitations for this adjunctive tool, the implementation in current training programmes and future applications to maintain the highest standards of care for treatment of vascular disease...
- Virtual reality simulation objectively differentiates level of carotid stent experience in experienced interventionalists
Isabelle Van Herzeele
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
J Vasc Surg 46:855-63. 2007
..The aim of this study was to validate assessment parameters of a commercially available VR simulator (VIST, Vascular Interventional Surgical Trainer, Mentice, Gothenburg, Sweden) during a CAS procedure in experienced interventionalists...
- Long-term surveillance is paramount after implantation of the Vanguard stent-graft for abdominal aortic aneurysms
I Van Herzeele
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 49:59-66. 2008
..The aim of this study was to describe the results and long-term follow-up of the Vanguard endovascular graft for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair...
Experienced endovascular interventionalists objectively improve their skills by attending carotid artery stent training coursesI Van Herzeele
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, UK Regional Vascular Unit, St Mary s Hospital, London, UK
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 35:541-50. 2008
..Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is an advanced endovascular intervention with a steep learning curve. Virtual reality (VR) simulation has been proposed as a means to train and objectively assess technical performance...
- Cognitive training improves clinically relevant outcomes during simulated endovascular procedures
Isabelle Van Herzeele
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
J Vasc Surg 48:1223-30, 1230.e1. 2008
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- Visuospatial and psychomotor aptitude predicts endovascular performance of inexperienced individuals on a virtual reality simulator
Isabelle Van Herzeele
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
J Vasc Surg 51:1035-42. 2010
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- Validation of video-based skill assessment in carotid artery stenting
I Van Herzeele
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 38:1-9. 2009
..To develop weighted error-based, generic and procedure-specific rating scales, to validate these scales for video-based assessment during virtual carotid artery stent (CAS) procedures and correlate them with simulator-derived metrics...
- Skills training after night shift work enables acquisition of endovascular technical skills on a virtual reality simulator
Peter A Naughton
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
J Vasc Surg 53:858-66. 2011
..This study assessed whether residents working successive nights could acquire endovascular skills similar to colleagues working day shifts...
- Simulated procedure rehearsal is more effective than a preoperative generic warm-up for endovascular procedures
Willem I M Willaert
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, St Mary s Hospital, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
Ann Surg 255:1184-9. 2012
..This study aimed to evaluate whether PsR of a CAS procedure can enhance the operative performance versus a virtual reality (VR) generic CAS warm-up procedure or no preparation at all...
- Evaluating training for a simulated team in complex whole procedure simulations in the endovascular suite
Debra Nestel
Imperial College, London, UK
Med Teach 31:e18-23. 2009
..Actors as a simulated team are expensive. We hypothesised that medical students and trainees in a vascular unit could authentically portray members of the endovascular suite for carotid stenting...
- Improving results for carotid artery stenting by validation of the anatomic scoring system for carotid artery stenting with patient-specific simulated rehearsal
Willem I M Willaert
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
J Vasc Surg 56:1763-70. 2012
..This study aimed to validate the anatomic scoring system for CAS using the patient-specific VR technology...
- Endovascular skills training and assessment
Simon K Neequaye
Regional Vascular Unit, St Mary s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
J Vasc Surg 46:1055-64. 2007
..This article reviews the evidence for alternative tools currently available for endovascular skills training and assessment...
- Recent advancements in medical simulation: patient-specific virtual reality simulation
Willem I M Willaert
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
World J Surg 36:1703-12. 2012
..This review describes current developments in PSVR and draws parallels with other high-stake industries, such as aviation, military, and sports...
- Translumbar extraperitoneal decompression for abdominal compartment syndrome after endovascular treatment of a ruptured AAA
Isabelle Van Herzeele
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
J Endovasc Ther 10:933-5. 2003
..To report an unusual case of abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) following endovascular repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) that had been treated with a stent-graft 3 years prior...
- Multiple aneurysms in a patient with aneurysms-osteoarthritis syndrome
Thomas Martens
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
Ann Thorac Surg 95:332-5. 2013
..After proper surgical treatment, genetic studies revealed a causal mutation in the SMAD3 gene...
- Near-infrared spectroscopy for monitoring spinal cord ischemia during hybrid thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Annelies Moerman
Department of Anesthesiology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
J Endovasc Ther 18:91-5. 2011
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- Measuring the nursing workload per shift in the ICU
Dieter P Debergh
Intensive Care, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Intensive Care Med 38:1438-44. 2012
..The aim of this study was to evaluate if differences in nursing workload between consecutive shifts can be identified by a nursing workload measurement tool...
- Endovascular treatment of an iatrogenic perforation of the internal iliac vein
Wouter Willaert
Department of Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Ann Vasc Surg 26:733.e1-4. 2012
..If iatrogenic venous bleeding occurs and the placement of a stent is precluded, balloon-induced thrombosis in combination with thrombin injection can be used successfully...
