Novel Surgical Checklists for Gynecologic Laparoscopy in Haiti

Vanderbilt University Medical Center7 enrolled

Overview

The researchers traveled to University Hospital Mirebalais in Haiti and provided a one week long laparoscopic training and simulation course to the 7 OBGYN faculty there. The researchers used novel checklists to help the faculty to set up for laparoscopic cases and care for the equipment needed. The researchers then asked the physicians their opinion of the checklists.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Gynecology Surgery

Interventions

Surgical trainingPROCEDURE

This was a gyn laparoscopy training and simulation course

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * OBGYN physician in Haiti Exclusion Criteria: * none

Locations (1)

University Hospital at Mirebalais

Mirebalais, Haiti

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of physicians that reported favoring the checklist greater than 3 on a likert scale of 1-5.

Likert scale 1-5. 5 indicates highest satisfaction with the checklist.

Time frame: 1 week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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