3.2% (n=1) of attendees of the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™(FUSE) PG Course reported no use of monopolar devices, and another 19.4% (n=6) reported only 1-3 cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 5.3% (n=1) of those responding reported no use of monopolar devices in the interval since the annual meeting, and 10.5% (n=2) reported 1-3 uses. Average comfort level for use of monopolar devices among attendees of the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™(FUSE) PG Course was 4.7/5 at 2018 post-meeting analysis and 4.7/5 at 3-month follow-up survey.
6.5% (n=2) of attendees of the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™(FUSE) PG Course reported no use of bipolar devices over prior 3 months of practice, and another 29% (n=9) reported only 1-3 cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 15.8% (n=3) of those responding reported no use of bipolar devices in the interval since the annual meeting, and 26.3% (n=5) reported 1-3 uses. Average comfort level for use of bipolar devices among attendees of the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™(FUSE) PG Course was 4.7/5 at 2018 post-meeting analysis and 4.7/5 at 3-month follow-up survey.
74.2% (n=23) of attendees of the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™(FUSE) PG Course reported no management of complications of energy use over the prior 3 months of practice, and another 19.4% (n=6) reported only 1-3 cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 15.8% (n=3) of those responding reported no management of complications of energy use in the interval since the annual meeting, and 5.3% (n=1) reported 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for management of complications of energy use among attendees of the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™(FUSE) PG Course was 4.4/5 at 2018 post-meeting analysis and 4.5/5 at 3-month follow-up survey.
96.8% (n=30) of attendees of the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™(FUSE) PG Course reported no operating room fires managed over the prior 3 months of practice, and another 3.2% (n=1) reported only 1-3 cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 94.7 (n=18) of those responding reported no operating room fires managed over the interval since the annual meeting, and 5.3% (n=1) reported 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for operating room fires managed among attendees of the Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy™(FUSE) PG Course was 3.8/5 at 2018 post-meeting analysis and 4.3/5 at 3-month follow-up survey.