Acta oto-laryngologica
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Acta oto-laryngologica · Apr 2007
Impact of a self-developed planning and self-constructed navigation system on skull base surgery: 10 years experience.
Our self-developed planning and navigation system has proven its capacity for accurate surgery on the anterior and lateral skull base. With the incorporation of augmented reality, image-guided surgery will evolve into 'information-guided surgery'. ⋯ Using our navigation system, no major complications occurred in spite of the fact that the series included difficult skull base procedures. An improved quality in the surgical outcome was identified compared with our control group without navigation and compared with the literature. The surgical time consumption was reduced and more minimally invasive approaches were possible. According to the participants' questionnaires, the educational effect of the virtual simulator in our residency program received a high ranking.
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Acta oto-laryngologica · Apr 2007
Medical education by bedside learning - helping medical students to interact with patients who have head and neck cancer.
Our bedside interviews with patients with head neck cancer are unique and valuable educational experiences for undergraduate medical students. ⋯ Before the bedside teaching our medical students believed that it must be important to listen to patients (100%); and that it must be possible to encourage patients (50%). After the bedside teaching they noticed that a medical interview could have a positive influence on the patient (93%), probably because of general conversation (45%), the patient's personality (50%), listening to information about the patient's birthplace, education, occupation and hobby (48%), and the instructor's life experiences (25%). Most patients asked medical students to be good doctors who can understand their thoughts and feelings.