Cadaver Skills (Broken Down by Suggested PGY Level)

Cadaver Skills (Broken Down by Suggested PGY level)

PGY 1&2

1. Closed Thoracostomy Tube

2. Cricothyrotomy with placement of size 6 ET tube

3. Medial and lateral lower extremity below knee fasciotomy

4. Laparotomy incision with fascial closure

5. Veress maneuver

6. Hasson maneuver

7. Identification of Treitz with full running of the small bowel

PGY 3

8. ED thoracotomy (left anterolateral with ability to extend to ‘clamshell’)

9. Tracheostomy

10. Lesser sac exposure with identification of pancreatic body and splenic hilum

11. Anterior inguinal exposure (as opposed to retro-rectus)

12. Stamm gastrostomy

13. Witzel jejunostomy with lambert suturing of the small bowel

14. Stapled anastomosis: side-to-side (with ligation of intervening mesentery via clamp, divide, tie)

15. Hand sewn anastomosis: single layer end-to-end, double layer side-to-side, double layer end-to-side

16. Mobilization of right or left colon lateral attachments

17. Brooke end ileostomy/colostomy maturation

PGY 4&5

18. Forearm fasciotomy

19. Right medial visceral rotation (Cattell-Braasch)

20. Left medial visceral rotation (Mattox maneuver)

21. Kocher maneuver

22. Pringle maneuver (including placement of Rummel tourniquet)

23. Carotid exposure (including common carotid, internal/external bifurcation)

24. Thyroid gland exposure with recurrent laryngeal nerve expousre (attempt maneuvers to expose parathyroid gland)

25. Femoral artery & vein exposure

26. Esophageal exposure at the GE junction

27. Exposure of the SMA at its root

28. Above and below knee vascular exposures

29. Liver mobilization (particular for urgent/emergent exposures)

30. Retroperitoneal exposure via extraperitoneal incision

31. Axillary/brachial/subclavian artery exposure

32. *Bonus: submandibular gland exposure