A Novel 3-Dimensional Printing Fabrication Approach for the Production of Pediatric Airway Models.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric airway models currently available for use in education or simulation do not replicate anatomy or tissue responses to procedures. Emphasis on mass production with sturdy but homogeneous materials and low-fidelity casting techniques diminishes these models' abilities to realistically represent the unique characteristics of the pediatric airway, particularly in the infant and younger age ranges. Newer fabrication technologies, including 3-dimensional (3D) printing and castable tissue-like silicones, open new approaches to the simulation of pediatric airways with greater anatomical fidelity and utility for procedure training.

Methods

After ethics approval, available/archived computerized tomography data sets of patients under the age of 2 years were reviewed

SUBMITTER: Weatherall AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8505162 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature