Training of Tube Thoracostomy on Soft-Embalmed Cadavers According to Thiel and Dodge: What Do Experts Say?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tube thoracostomy is one of the most important invasive procedures performed in many medical specialties for various indications.

Methods

A total of 13 experienced thoracic surgeons were asked to perform a single tube thoracostomy as a Bülau drain on a soft-embalmed human cadaver. The surgeons used a structured questionnaire with a modified Likert scale to rate the closeness to reality of the performed training on soft-preserved cadavers compared with standard performance on living patients. Two forms of soft embalming were available: Thiel's, in 2 cadavers; and Dodge's, in 2 cadavers. Six surgeons performed the procedure on Thiel embalmed cadavers, and the other 7 surgeons performed the procedure on Dodge embalmed cadavers.

Results

The evaluation of the re

SUBMITTER: Jaeger D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12712147 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature