"It's Only Brain Surgery": Using 3D Printing and Simulation to Prepare Rural Physicians for the Management of Acute Epidural Hematoma.

burr hole epidural hematoma increased intracranial pressure simulation

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Oct 2020
Historique:
entrez: 3 12 2020
pubmed: 4 12 2020
medline: 4 12 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Patients presenting to rural emergency departments with increased intracranial pressure (ICP) can be challenging to diagnose, manage, and treat and although the presentation is rare, it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. In areas such as Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where the majority of the province is located far from tertiary care, this problem can be compounded by adverse weather impeding transport, necessitating that the problem is handled by rural physicians instead of neurosurgical care. However, many rural medical personnel do not receive any formal training in treating increased ICP. In this technical report, we use a low-tech, low-cost, high fidelity 3D printed skull to outline a simulation of increased ICP to better prepare rural physicians and emergency department teams who may encounter such a scenario in their practice in a rural area.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33269164
doi: 10.7759/cureus.11236
pmc: PMC7704185
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e11236

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020, Janes et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Dakotah Janes (D)

Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, CAN.

Darrell Boone (D)

General Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, CAN.

Adam Dubrowski (A)

Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, CAN.

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