For a review, researchers wanted to determine how useful cadaveric models are for kidney transplant (KT) surgical training. The databases were searched for studies published in English and Spanish that described various learning models utilized in KT development. The utilization of cadavers preserved using Thiel’s embalming process (TEM) as KT simulation models was investigated. Students were placed into 4 groups of 4 persons, with four trainees being supervised by a KT surgical specialist. Surgical residents and surgeons with little experience were among the trainees. There were 39 TEM preserved carcasses utilized in all, with 75 viable kidney transplants achieved. Each cadaver underwent 2 complete transplantation procedures: en bloc nephrectomy with the trunk of the aorta and inferior vena cava, bench surgery and saline perfusion of the organ, and KT surgery.
Learning KT surgery, like any other surgical operation, is a step-by-step process that takes years to master. The surgical simulation models available for KT surgery provide for practice and dexterity in completing the treatment in a safe and repeatable manner. The surgical simulation of KT surgery on TEM-preserved corpses provides a remarkably realistic model.
Reference:link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11934-020-0961-x
