Sidebar
ac:ubat
This is an old revision of the document!
Table of Contents
University of Bergen suturing skills assessment tool (UBAT)
Tool
| Quality indicators | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| Grabs the needle with the instruments? (Not with fingers) | 1 | 0 |
| Holds the forceps correctly? | 1 | 0 |
| Penetrates the tissue with a 90° angle? (Penetrates and pulls needle out on the curve) | 1 | 0 |
| Grabs the suture (thread) in a correct fashion? (Not in a way that potentially could lead to suture breakage) | 1 | 0 |
| Manages the suture without tangling the ends in the knot? (Incorrect when: leaves the ends of the suture too long and does not grab the thread at the end) | 1 | 0 |
| Ties a correct square knot? | 1 | 0 |
| Makes parallel sutures? (Equal length from the wound edge and equal depth on both sides) | 1 | 0 |
| Gentle tissue handling? (No tissue damage) | 1 | 0 |
| Number of correct items in above list | ||
| Subjective assessment: Did the candidate display adequate suturing skills for safe clinical practice? |
above adapted from: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00238-019-01615-w/tables/1
Comments
- mixes process with outcome
- parallel sutures and square knot)
- process 6, outcome 2
- conflates measures
- parallel sutures - depth and length are two independent measures
- does not account for frequency of mistakes in score
- some 'mistakes' less serious e.g. grabbing needle with instrument
- has a 'global' rating - but only “yes” or “no” for safe clinical practice
Reference
Almeland, S. K., Lindford, A., Sundhagen, H. P., Hufthammer, K. O., Strandenes, E., Svendsen, H. L., Guttormsen, A. B., & Hansson, E. (2020). The effect of microsurgical training on novice medical students’ basic surgical skills—A randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Plastic Surgery, 43(4), 459–466. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-019-01615-w
See also
ac/ubat.1596179263.txt.gz · Last modified: 2020/07/31 07:07 by admin
