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Development and Initial Assessment of a Novel and Customized Bile Duct Simulator for Handsewn Anastomosis Training

Simulation-based medical education allows for the training and maintenance of healthcare skills in a safe and controlled environment. In this technical report, the development and initial evaluation of a bile duct anastomosis simulator are described. The simulator was developed using additive manufa...

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Autores principales: Micallef, Julia, Sivanathan, Mithusa, Clarke, Krystina M, Habti, Merieme, Bénard, Florence, Meloche-Dumas, Léamarie, Patocskai, Erica, Dubrowski, Adam
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9780695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36579297
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31749
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author Micallef, Julia
Sivanathan, Mithusa
Clarke, Krystina M
Habti, Merieme
Bénard, Florence
Meloche-Dumas, Léamarie
Patocskai, Erica
Dubrowski, Adam
author_facet Micallef, Julia
Sivanathan, Mithusa
Clarke, Krystina M
Habti, Merieme
Bénard, Florence
Meloche-Dumas, Léamarie
Patocskai, Erica
Dubrowski, Adam
author_sort Micallef, Julia
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description Simulation-based medical education allows for the training and maintenance of healthcare skills in a safe and controlled environment. In this technical report, the development and initial evaluation of a bile duct anastomosis simulator are described. The simulator was developed using additive manufacturing techniques such as three-dimensional (3D) printing and silicone work. The final product was produced by maxSIMhealth, a research lab at Ontario Tech University (Oshawa, ON, Canada), and included four individual silicone bile ducts, based on the expert opinions from surgeons at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Montreal, QC, Canada), and a 3D-printed maxSIMclamp, which was described in a previous report. The evaluation was conducted by nine individuals consisting of surgeons, surgical residents, and medical students to assess the fidelity, functionality, and teaching quality of the simulator. The results from the evaluation indicate that the simulator needs to improve its fidelity by being softer, thinner, and beige. On the other hand, the results also indicate that this simulator is extremely durable and can be used as a training tool for surgical residents with some minor improvements.
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spelling pubmed-97806952022-12-27 Development and Initial Assessment of a Novel and Customized Bile Duct Simulator for Handsewn Anastomosis Training Micallef, Julia Sivanathan, Mithusa Clarke, Krystina M Habti, Merieme Bénard, Florence Meloche-Dumas, Léamarie Patocskai, Erica Dubrowski, Adam Cureus Medical Education Simulation-based medical education allows for the training and maintenance of healthcare skills in a safe and controlled environment. In this technical report, the development and initial evaluation of a bile duct anastomosis simulator are described. The simulator was developed using additive manufacturing techniques such as three-dimensional (3D) printing and silicone work. The final product was produced by maxSIMhealth, a research lab at Ontario Tech University (Oshawa, ON, Canada), and included four individual silicone bile ducts, based on the expert opinions from surgeons at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Montreal, QC, Canada), and a 3D-printed maxSIMclamp, which was described in a previous report. The evaluation was conducted by nine individuals consisting of surgeons, surgical residents, and medical students to assess the fidelity, functionality, and teaching quality of the simulator. The results from the evaluation indicate that the simulator needs to improve its fidelity by being softer, thinner, and beige. On the other hand, the results also indicate that this simulator is extremely durable and can be used as a training tool for surgical residents with some minor improvements. Cureus 2022-11-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9780695/ /pubmed/36579297 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31749 Text en Copyright © 2022, Micallef et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Micallef, Julia
Sivanathan, Mithusa
Clarke, Krystina M
Habti, Merieme
Bénard, Florence
Meloche-Dumas, Léamarie
Patocskai, Erica
Dubrowski, Adam
Development and Initial Assessment of a Novel and Customized Bile Duct Simulator for Handsewn Anastomosis Training
title Development and Initial Assessment of a Novel and Customized Bile Duct Simulator for Handsewn Anastomosis Training
title_full Development and Initial Assessment of a Novel and Customized Bile Duct Simulator for Handsewn Anastomosis Training
title_fullStr Development and Initial Assessment of a Novel and Customized Bile Duct Simulator for Handsewn Anastomosis Training
title_full_unstemmed Development and Initial Assessment of a Novel and Customized Bile Duct Simulator for Handsewn Anastomosis Training
title_short Development and Initial Assessment of a Novel and Customized Bile Duct Simulator for Handsewn Anastomosis Training
title_sort development and initial assessment of a novel and customized bile duct simulator for handsewn anastomosis training
topic Medical Education
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9780695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36579297
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31749
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