Modelos artesanais no ensino e prática da técnica cirúrgica veterinária

Abstract

Surgery requires technical skills. Several alternative methods have been proposed for animals’ usage in surgery teaching practice, such as cadavers, software, surrogates, among others. The purpose of this report was to develop and evaluate surgical skill learning and practice models. Veterinary students have built by themselves incision and suture training pads, supports for holding bananas to train incision and suture patterns, platforms for training vessels ligature techniques, abdominal wall surrogates, and female genital tract models for ovariohysterectomy training. After theorical classes and practical explanations, they have practiced surgical skills along the semester on the models. A feedback questionnaire based on five-point Likert scale was applied to evaluate the perception of the students related to the method. Platforms developed were useful to practice incisions, ligature techniques, suture patterns and ovariohysterectomy training. There was a high frequency of positive answers in favor of the method, and a high frequency of negative answers for questions opposite to it (p<0.05). Conclusion: We conclude that the models were effective in veterinary surgical basic skills teaching and learning.