www.simas.org.in

Saraswathy Institute of minimal access surgery is a centre par excellence in Saraswahy hospital, Parassala, Trivandrum.  Saraswathy hospital was started in 1992 as an evening clinic. Now it is a 200 bedded multi specialty hospital with Saraswathy College of Nursing offering B.Sc nursing and M.Sc nursing courses, as our sister concern.

Minimal access surgery was started here way back in 2002.

It slowly grew and developed into a centre for advanced laparoscopic surgery, metabolic surgery and bariatric surgery. It has been giving informal training to surgeons over a decade.

Now SIMAS is launching formal training programme in Basic laparoscopy for Practicing Surgeons and Gynecologists.

This academic programme is a well structured course with Endo training sessions, wet lab and OT exposure.

The centre routinely performs 80-90 cases per month including Basic ,advanced laparoscopic procedures, and Bariatric surgery procedures.

Mini gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Endoscopic Thyroidectomy, Minimally Invasive Video Assisted Thyroidectomy (MIVAT) are it's high lights.

 

COURSE CERTIFICATE

A certificate accredited by IAGES and ASI will be issued on the successful completion of the course and the name will be published on the institute's official website.

 

THE TRAINING VENUE

SARASWATHY HOSPITAL
Parassala, Thiruvananthapuram - 695502
Phone: 0471 2201898, 2202598,  2202898
Email: saraswathyhospital@yahoo.com

www.saraswathyinstitutions.com

 

COURSES

BASIC LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY TRAINING COURSE

THE ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY TRAINING COURSE

 

The overview of topics covered for the both courses:

A. Pure Academics

a Didactic lectures

b. Presentations on the management of complications and other difficult surgeries

c. Group discussions on case studies

d. Safe surgical practice tips

B. Endo-Trainer Simulation Drills and Exercises - [20 hours]

“It is not solely the simulator, but also the type of training on the simulator that determines the degree of transference of the identified skill to the operative setting. Key features of simulation training include the optimal provision of feedback, deliberate practice, training to proficiency, the opportunity to practice at varying levels of difficulty, and the inclusion of both cognitive teaching and hands-on training”

a. Basic exercises for gaining depth perception, hand to eye coordination & tactile sensation

b. Cobra drill for camera control and for gaining hand movements control

c. Intra & extra-corporeal knot formation

d. Tension-free Ligation and division drills & exercises

e. Interrupted suturing

f. Continuous suturing with starter & termination knots

g. Demonstration of Endo electro surgery principles- HOOK- LOOK & COOK

h. Pedal control techniques for attaining coagulation at low temperature

i. Trouble shooting techniques

Endo Trainer box Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course each trainee should be able to:

• Safely introduce and pick up a 3/8ths curved  in an appropriate position to make a bite through tissue.

• Pass a needle and suture through tissues at suitable depth and distance for interrupted and continuous suturing

• Tie a safe laparoscopic Surgeon’s knot

• And demonstrate continuous suturing with great ease and confidence.

C. A-The Operation Theatre- Hands ON

• Table height adjustment

• Surgeons position & Monitor placement

• Patient painting & draping

• CO2 Suction irrigation Tubes and HF cord

• Camera head and scope connections

• Focusing and white balancing techniques

• Prevention of Scope fogging

• Electro Surgical Unit settings & the Patient plate placement

• Ergonomics of Ports planning and placement

• Veress Needle insertion techniques

• Safe Skin Nick formation techniques & pneumo maintenance

• Umbilical port creation and access techniques

• The surgical field management and the Triangulation techniques

• Dissection & window creations

• Endo bagging & specimen retrieval techniques

• Withdrawal of hand instruments, scope Port closure techniques

D.  Ample opportunity for assisting cases in the OT

[In all available live cases in the OT like]

FOR  BASIC  COURSE

a.   Lap Appendectomy

b.   Lap Cholecystectomy

c.   Lap Adhesiolysis

d.   Lap Ovarian Cystectomy

e.   Lap Hysterectomy [TLH]

f    Diagnostic Lap for infertility ,PCOD etc

FOR ADVANCED COURSE

a . Hernia repair TEPP/TAPP

b. Fundoplication

c. Rectopexy

d. Low anterior resection

e. APR

 

 

 

 

 

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