Experimental microsurgey course description

Course description: 

This course is a basic five day long course in experimental microsurgery with PhD student  within the biomedical fields as a target group. There are no pre-requests for any previous  surgery experience.   The course has both theoretical and practical part as well as a literature study on a topic 

pertaining to experimental surgery and microsurgery. 

The theoretical lectures and practical parts of the course runs over five consecutive days and  students that pass the examination, based on the practical skills, will get 1.5 ECTS points. The second part of the course is a short literature review that the students do at their own pace within 4 weeks after the practical part, the literature review is marked based on the layout and content and is students that pass will get another 1.5 ECTS (in total maximum of 3ECTS).  

Theory and practical part: 

Theory:  

Ergonomy, adjustment of operative microscope, anatomy (mouse and rat), anaesthesia, pre-intra- and postoperative care, aseptic technique, surgical instruments,  

Practical part:  

Tissue handling and vascular dissection techniques, suturing techniques, catheters and catheterisation (vena cava, v. jugularis, carotid artery), exposure of vagus nerve, sampling and monitoring basic techniques for end-to-end anastomosis. We use a combination of non-living simulation models and anaesthetized rats and mice for the practical training. 

Location:

In a spacious laboratory at the Surgical and Anatomical Training center (Kirurgisk Anatomisk Träningscentrum, KAT) in Göteborg we provide eight working stations, each fitted with an operating  microscope and a broad range of microsurgical instruments. 

Responsible departments: 

The Transplantation Institute Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenburg, Mihai Oltean (Instructor) 

Laboratory for Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University, of Gothenburg. Mats Hällström (instructor)  

Contact:

Please feel free to contact Mihai Oltean for further information and application: Mihai Oltean, mihai.oltean@surgery.gu.se