A feasibility study of a handmade ultrasound-guided phantom for paracentesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Simulation-based training is effective for ultrasound (US)-guided procedures. However, commercially developed simulators are costly. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a hand-made phantom for US-guided paracentesis.

Methods

We described the recipe to prepare an agar phantom. We collected the US performance data of 50 novices, including 22 postgraduate-year (PGY) residents and 28 undergraduate-year (UGY) students, who used the phantom for training, as well as 12 emergency residents with prior US-guided experience. We obtained the feedback after using the phantom with the Likert 5-point scale. The data were presented with medians and interquartile ranges (IQRs) and analyzed by the Wilcoxon rank sum test.

Results

While emergency residents demonstra

SUBMITTER: Huang CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10981280 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature