A comparison of a homemade central line simulator to commercial models.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Simulation is quickly becoming vital to resident education, but commercially available central line models are costly and little information exists to evaluate their realism. This study compared an inexpensive homemade simulator to three commercially available simulators and rated model characteristics.

Materials and methods

Seventeen physicians, all having placed >50 lines in their lifetime, completed blinded central line insertions on three commercial and one homemade model (made of silicone, tubing, and a pressurized pump system). Participants rated each model on the realism of its ultrasound image, cannulation feel, manometry, and overall. They then ranked the models based on the same variables. Rankings were assessed with Friedman's and post hoc Conover's tes

SUBMITTER: Brown RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8179971 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature