Not only FAST The MUSEC® experience in training surgeons
Matteo Marconi 1, Diego Mariani 2, Antonio La Greca 3, Isidro Martinez Casas 4, Jorge Pereira 5, Antonio Rodrigues da Silva 6, Luis Pinheiro 6, Andrea Casamassima 7, Gary Bass 8, Luca Ponchietti 9, Mauro Zago 10
1 General Surgery Department, Magenta Hospital, ASST Ovest Milanese, Magenta, Italy
2 U.O.C. Chirurgia d’Urgenza, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
3 General Surgery Department, Legnano Hospital, ASST Ovest Milanese, Legnano, Itay
4 General Surgery Departmentm Hospital Medico-Quirurgia, Jaen, Spain
5 General Surgery Department, Tandela-Viseu Hospital, Viseu, Portugsl
6 General Surgery Department, Pedro Hispano Hospital, Mathosinos, Portugal
7 General Sury Department “A. Maria Delle Stella” Hospital, ASST Melagnano e Martesana, Melzo, Italy
8 Department of General Surgery, Conolly Hospital Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland
9 Department of General Surgery, Torrevieja University Hospital, Spain
10 Minimally Invasive Unit, Policlinico San Pietro, Ponte San Pietro, BG, Italy
Ann. Ital. Chir. 2019, 90(5), 373–378
Published: 1 Sep 2019
Abstract
For a long time surgeons have been discussing the need to improve their skills in the use of ultrasound (US). However in the recent years it has become evident the importancxe for general aklnd trauma surgeons treating critically-ill patients to learn basic and advanced US. The two last editions (9th and 10th) of the ATLS manual have officially included FAST and e-FAST in the primary assessment of trauma patients, making this tool an essential skill for surgeons. In the acute care setting FAST, e-FAST and other applications have gained a pivotal, evidence-based role in this fields. Nevertheless, surgeons are rarely performing US exams by themselves, losing a major decision-making tool. The Modular Ultrasound ESTES Course (MUSEC®) was developed to provide both fundamental and advanced US training for surgeons in trauma and acute care settings. We are strongly convinced, in the light of the results from both the surveys carried out and the customer satisfaction tests administered to all the participants in the MUSEC courses, that US courses such as these should be part of the general surgery residency programs.
