Competence-based rather than time-based surgical education will likely become the norm in the next decade. The authors reviewed current methods for assessing technical competence in trainees. No clear definition of technical competence was evident. Instruments used for assessment were originally designed to assess skill rather than competence. Th
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May 18, 2015
A recent picture of a junior doctor asleep while at work in a Monterrey, Mexico hospital has sparked an online conversation about the importance of sleep for doctors.
May 15, 2015
Nick Albus had transposition correction as a child and had to have a second operation in 2013. Now he is pushing to get in the state champoinships at 100m. Read his story here.
May 4, 2015
This video demonstrates a VATS repair of a symptomatic adult congenital right Bochdalek hernia and plication of the diaphragm.
April 30, 2015
Results of AV valve surgery in patients with Fontan circulation were evaluated over a 23 year period. 54 (9.3%) of patients requird AV valve surgery, mostly prior to the Fontan operation. 90% of patients were free from death or transplantation at 5 years; this fell to 81% at 10 years. Nearly 45% required AV valve reoperation. The rate of persis
April 27, 2015
This video demonstrates an ASD closure via the transxiphoid approach, using a specially designed instrument for lifting the sternum anteriorly.
April 22, 2015
This video demonstrates a Brom aortoplasty performed on a 12-year-old boy.
April 16, 2015
In this video, William Baumgartner, Executive Director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS), shares an update on ABTS activities.
April 15, 2015
Propensity score-matched analysis of surgical ligation versus medical management of clinically significant patent ductus arteriosus in premature (<37 weeks), extremely low birth weight infants (<1000 g). Infants undergoing surgical ligation had lower mortality (15% vs 26%) and a higher rate of routine disposition from the hospital (48% vs 41%)
April 2, 2015
Repair of this congenital defect in 34 pts was associated with no early mortality and substantial improvement in LV function (EF, shortening fraction, LVEDD). No postoperative circulatory support was required.