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Objective: To find out the perspective of the supervisors about the role of electronic logbook [E-Logbook] of College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan [CPSP] in monitoring the training of postgraduate medical residents of CPSP
Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan [CPSP], Karachi, from May to October 2015
Methodology: An electronic computer-based questionnaire designed in Hypertext Preprocessor [PHP] language was distributed to the registered CPSP supervisors through the e-log system. The questionnaire comprised of seven close ended questions. The data were entered and analyzed by SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics were determined
Results: A total of 1,825 supervisors responded to the questionnaire. Fifteen hundred and ninety-eight [87.6%] supervisors gave regular feedback for their trainees, 88.2% considered it a better monitoring tool than conventional logbook, 92.5% responded that e-logbook helped in the regular assessment of the trainees, 87.8% believe that quality of training will improve after introduction of e-logbook, 89.2% found e-logbook useful in implementation of outcome-based learning and 88.4% considered e-logbook user-friendly. The main reasons for not providing regular feedback included the supervisors not familiar to e-logbook interface, internet access problems, and busy schedules of supervisors
Conclusion: There was a wide acceptability of the e-log system among the supervisors with positive perception about its usefulness. The common reasons that hinder the provision of regular feedback include not being familiar to e-log interface, internet access problem, busy schedule and some consider using e-logbook a cumbersome task. These reasons can be alleviated to provide a better training monitoring system for the residents
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The vascular emergencies are commonly encountered in general surgical practice. Sixty three cases of vascular injuries were managed at the Mayo Hospital over a period of 3 years. The present article reviews these cases regarding the pattern of injuries and their management. There were 50 male patients [79%] and 13 females [21%] with the age ranging from 13 to 58 years