Three partial-task simulators for teaching ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia

Simulation-based training is becoming an accepted tool for educating physicians before direct patient care. As ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) becomes a popular method for performing regional blocks, there is a need for learning the technical skills associated with the technique. Althou...

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Published inRegional anesthesia and pain medicine Vol. 37; no. 1; p. 106
Main Authors Rosenberg, Andrew D, Popovic, Jovan, Albert, David B, Altman, Robert A, Marshall, Mitchell H, Sommer, Richard M, Cuff, Germaine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.01.2012
Subjects
Anesthesiology - education
Clinical Competence
Computer Simulation
Computer-Assisted Instruction
Education, Medical, Graduate - methods
Equipment Design
Femoral Nerve - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Lower Extremity - innervation
Manikins
Nerve Block
Sciatic Nerve - diagnostic imaging
Teaching - methods
Torso - innervation
Ultrasonography, Interventional
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Summary:Simulation-based training is becoming an accepted tool for educating physicians before direct patient care. As ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) becomes a popular method for performing regional blocks, there is a need for learning the technical skills associated with the technique. Although simulator models do exist for learning UGRA, they either contain food and are therefore perishable or are not anatomically based. We developed 3 sonoanatomically based partial-task simulators for learning UGRA: an upper body torso for learning UGRA interscalene and infraclavicular nerve blocks, a femoral manikin for learning UGRA femoral nerve blocks, and a leg model for learning UGRA sciatic nerve blocks in the subgluteal and popliteal areas.
ISSN:1532-8651
DOI:10.1097/AAP.0b013e31823699ab