Didactic leaflet: modifications to axillary thoracotomy at the "Arnaldo Milián Castro" Clinical Surgical Hospital

Abstract

Background: thoracic surgery is essential for the general surgeon training, specifically the approaches to reviewing the chest. Taking as reference the analysis of contradictory elements and having as basis practice and the continuous review of literature, it was necessary to make subsequent innovations to the vertical axillary thoracotomies, which after being performed required an instrument for their socialization.
Objective: to design a didactic leaflet to socialize the research results "Modifications to vertical axillary thoracotomy".
Methods: a technological innovation study was conducted, using the general method of dialectical-materialistic knowledge for designing a didactic leaflet containing the results of a quasi-experimental research in patients who underwent surgery, from September 2012 to December 2016, due to conditions in the thoracic cavity (non-cardiovascular conditions), at the "Arnaldo Milián Castro" Clinical Surgical Hospital in Santa Clara, Villa Clara.
Results: the didactic leafklet includes the methodological details of the modifications to the surgical technique and images that illustrate them; the leaflet is 35 pages long with the content that is organized into eight chapters that include theoretical underpinnings, development of the technique, novelty, advantages, disadvantages and results of its application. It is available at the library of the above mentioned hopital, for the professional development of specialists in this field.
Conclusions: The didactic leaflet is a valuable learner-teacher support material and an effective tool for the professional development of specialists in recognizing and solving problems in clinical practice related to vertical axillary thoracotomy.