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| Author | Assessment Tool | Comments |
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| Martin et al., 1997 [13] | Objective structured assessment of technical skills | Established validity for general surgery and microsurgery, this is one of the first and most reliable assessment tools |
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| Grober et al., 2003 [14] | Imperial College surgical assessment device | Motion tracking device attached to the surgeon’s hands for objective assessment of the motions during surgical training |
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| Moulton et al., 2006 [15] | Modified objective structured assessment of technical skills | A video based modified version of the objective structured assessment of technical skills |
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| Chan et al., 2010 [16] | Structured assessment of microsurgery skills | Validated tool for microanastomosis assessment validated in clinical setting |
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| Temple and Ross, 2011 [17] | University of Western Ontario microsurgical skills acquisition/assessment instrument | Validated tool for microvascular performance assessment |
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| Ghanem et al., 2013 [18] | Anastomotic patency assessment tool | This tool uses qualitative photogrammetry for the assessment of anastomosis quality with a special attention to the intimal surface |
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| Alrasheed et al., 2014 [12] | Structured assessment of robotic microsurgical skills | Tool was developed to assess microsurgical skills using the Da-Vinci surgical robot while performing a 3-mm vessel diameter microanastomosis |
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| Satterwhite et al., 2014 [19] | The Stanford microsurgery and resident training scale | This tool was validated on latex and chicken vessels |
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| Aoun et al., 2015 [20] | Northwestern objective microanastomosis assessment tool | Face and construct validity has been established for this tool |
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| Harada et al., 2015 [21] | Instrument motion tracking | Infrared motion tracking camera has been use for objective measurement of the instrument movements in experienced and novice surgeons during microanastomosis training |
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| Ghanem et al., 2016 [22] | Anastomosis lapse index | A list of possible errors could be used for quantitative assessment |
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| Belykh et al., 2017 [23] | Objective structured assessment of aneurysm clipping skills | Tool was validated on the human placenta aneurysm models |
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