Development of a Three-dimensional Printed Emergent Burr Hole and Craniotomy Simulator.
craniotomy
rural healthcare
simulation based medical education
three-dimensional printing
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Apr 2019
03 Apr 2019
Historique:
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medline:
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2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Patients with a traumatic head injury (THI) require immediate surgical intervention, as rapidly expanding intracranial hematomas can be imminently life-threatening, not permitting transfer time to neurosurgical care in a tertiary care center. In rural and remote areas, where neurosurgeons may not be readily available, surgical intervention by Community General Surgeons (CGS) may be required. Currently, the CGS in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) do not have access to, or have experience training with, an emergent burr hole/craniotomy (EBHC) simulator. One of the barriers is the availability of inexpensive and reliable simulators to practice these skills. Therefore, a low-cost, three-dimensional (3D) printed EBHC simulator was designed and 3D-printed by MUN Med 3D (St John's, NL). The aim of this technical report is to assess the need for such simulator in rural and remote healthcare centers and report on the iterative development of the EBHC simulator. The 3D-printed EBHC simulator developed by MUN Med 3D was utilized during a general surgery workshop at the 26
Identifiants
pubmed: 31218138
doi: 10.7759/cureus.4373
pmc: PMC6553667
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e4373Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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