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Letter
Resident’s knowledge on thoracic aortic dissection
Madras Medical College, Chennai, India
Correspondence to:
Dr R Meenakshisundaram, Madras Medical College, Chennai 600033, India; rmsundar_chandran@yahoo.co.in
Keywords: aorta; dissection; residents; knowledge; education
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Cases of thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) are likely to increase in India as longevity increases. According to Olsson et al,1 the incidence of thoracic aortic disease is 16.3 and 9.1 per 100 000/year for men and women, respectively. The Government General Hospital, Chennai, India, where the study was carried out, has over 2800 beds and an in-patient turnover of about 70 000/year; it recorded 12–15 cases of TAD out of 13 750 emergencies in 2007. As residents are involved in managing such emergencies, this study was undertaken to determine their knowledge on diagnosing TAD and to suggest measures for dealing with such cases.
A total of 200 postgraduate residents who had completed their bachelor degree (MBBS) in 30 different institutions belonging to non-surgical (internal medicine, emergency room, thoracic medicine and cardiology; n = 132,) and surgical (general, cardiothoracic and vascular; n = 68) specialities were considered. An anonymous
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