@article{ad4184c16dbf4d3c8302394d97f92206,
title = "The Multifactorial Contribution of Publications in Plastic Surgery Journals in Microsurgery Education",
abstract = "Background Microsurgery is one of the most complex operative skills. Recent restrictions on residents' working hours challenge residency program directors to ensure skill acquisition with scant time dedicated to microsurgery practice. We aimed to summarize the contribution of plastic surgery journals in microsurgical education. Methods A comprehensive literature search was performed. Results We observed an increasing number of publications on microsurgery education over the years. This could be due to the adoption of new technologies developed in the last 2 decades, the concerns about quality of resident training in the context of reduced work hours, the well-described benefit of medical simulations in other specialties, and the pressure on trainees to be proficient before operating on patients. The variety of aspects addressed in plastic surgery publications is broad: simulators, courses, skills assessment, national surveys, and technology trends. Conclusion There is an upward trend in the number of publications and plastic surgery journals, demonstrating a remarkable contribution to microsurgery training.",
keywords = "education, microsurgery, plastic surgery",
author = "Daniel Boczar and Andrea Sisti and Restrepo, {David J.} and Oliver, {Jeremie D.} and Huayllani, {Maria T.} and Ball, {Colleen T.} and Spaulding, {Aaron C.} and Cochuyt, {Jordan J.} and Rinker, {Brian D.} and Forte, {Antonio J.}",
note = "Funding Information: Received March 15, 2019, and accepted for publication, after revision June 7, 2019. From the *Division of Plastic Surgery and Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; †Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ‡Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, and §Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL. Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: This study was supported in part by the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery. The authors declare no other conflicts of interest. Reprints: Antonio Jorge Forte, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32224. E-mail: ajvforte@yahoo.com.br. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. ISSN: 0148-7043/20/8402–0130 DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002040 Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.",
year = "2020",
month = feb,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1097/SAP.0000000000002040",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "84",
pages = "130--134",
journal = "Annals of plastic surgery",
issn = "0148-7043",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",
number = "2",
}