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Published in: Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 5/2020

01-09-2020 | Invited Editorial

Training the next generation of cardiac surgeons: is it time to redesign the case requirements?

Author: George Tolis Jr.

Published in: Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 5/2020

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Excerpt

Cardiac surgery has undergone a number of changes in the past three decades. New procedures have been introduced and popularized, some others have been partially replaced by “less invasive” or “endovascular” alternatives, while many have remained the same, but have been subjected to significant changes in volume and are being offered to sicker and older patients. …
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go back to reference Tolis G. Cardiac surgical operative training: a disincentivized necessity. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019;55:173–8.CrossRef Tolis G. Cardiac surgical operative training: a disincentivized necessity. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019;55:173–8.CrossRef
Metadata
Title
Training the next generation of cardiac surgeons: is it time to redesign the case requirements?
Author
George Tolis Jr.
Publication date
01-09-2020
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Published in
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0970-9134
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7723
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-020-00967-4

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