Skip to main content

Table 1 Summary of course content

From: Establishing a national high fidelity cadaveric emergency urology simulation course to increase trainee preparedness for independent on-call practice: a prospective observational study

Sessiona

Format

Review of anatomy relevant to urological surgery: abdomen, retroperitoneum, pelvis and perineum

Tutorial

Renal trauma: emergency exploration and nephrectomy

Tutorial

Emergency exploration for bleeding, control of major vessels in retroperitoneum and emergency nephrectomy

Practical

Approach to the ureter and management of ureteric injury

Tutorial

Approach to the ureter, anastomotic ureteric repair (end-to-end) and transureteroureterostomy

Practical

Ureteric reimplantation techniques: psoas hitch and Boari flap

Practical

Exploration of pelvis, approach to the bladder and related procedures

Tutorial

Exploration of pelvis, open cystostomy and insertion of suprapubic catheter, repair of bladder rupture, packing of prostatic cavity for bleeding

Practical

Scrotal exploration: testicular fixation and repair of rupture

Tutorial

Scrotal exploration, testicular fixation and repair of rupture

Practical

Andrological emergencies

Tutorial

Penile block, treatment of priapism (including shunt surgery), repair of penile fracture

Practical

Debridement of Fournier’s gangrene and related perineal procedures

Tutorial

Debridement of Fournier’s gangrene, exposure of bulbar urethra, perineal urethrostomy and partial penectomy (if delegate interest)

Practical

Case Based Discussions, completion of assessments and feedback

Tutorial

  1. a Exact content and duration of each session may have differed between courses run at the Cambridge and Cardiff centres