Attitudes and perspectives of residents regarding the importance of transcatheter aortic valve implantation technology and training for future clinical practice
| Survey item | Response; no. (%) of respondents n = 78 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Uncertain | Agree | Strongly agree | |
| TAVI technology is important for your future practice | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 20 (26) | 56 (72) |
| TAVI should be formally taught in a cardiac surgery residency training program | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (9) | 19 (24) | 52 (67) |
| TAVI should be formally taught as a fellowship program | 0 (0) | 11 (14) | 13 (17) | 28 (36) | 26 (33) |
| There is not enough time in the current training curriculum to teach TAVI | 10 (13) | 33 (42) | 13 (17) | 11 (14) | 11 (14) |
| I would like more training in TAVI during residency | 0 (0) | 3 (4) | 10 (13) | 19 (24) | 46 (59) |
| Wire handling skills are important for cardiac surgery residents | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 22 (28) | 56 (72) |
| Residents should have exposure to the principles of TAVI during the residency program | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 16 (20) | 62 (79) |
| Residents should not be expected to be competent TAVI operators by the end of residency | 8 (10) | 18 (23) | 20 (26) | 27 (35) | 5 (6) |
TAVI = transcatheter aortic valve implantation.