3D-Printed Cardiac Models for Fetal Counseling: A Pilot Study and Novel Approach to Improve Communication.

ABSTRACT: A fetal cardiology consultation involves using two-dimensional drawings to explain the cardiac anatomy which can result in inherent variation in how the congenital heart disease (CHD) is conveyed. In this pilot study, we incorporated three-dimensional printed (3DP) models into fetal counseling to demonstrate feasibility and evaluate the impact on parental knowledge, understanding, and anxiety. Parents with a prenatal diagnosis of a muscular ventricular septal defect (VSD) and/or coarctation of aorta were enrolled. Providers were randomized into a Model or Drawing Group and crossed after six months. Parents completed a survey after the consultation which evaluated knowledge of the CHD lesion, expectant surgical management, self-rated understanding, attitude towards the visualization tool, a

SUBMITTER: Marella NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10193324 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature