Shaikhrezai Kasra, Khorsandi Maziar, Brackenbury Edward T, Prasad Sai, Zamvar Vipin, Butler John, Berg Geoffrey
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Feb 6;10:18. doi: 10.1186/s13019-015-0223-z.
There is a paucity of low-fidelity and cost-efficient simulators for training cardiac surgeons in the aspects of aortic root/valve replacement. In this study we addressed this training challenge by creating a low-fidelity, low-cost but, at the same time, anatomically realistic aortic root replacement simulator for training purposes. We used readily available, low cost materials such as lint roller tubes, foam sheet, press-and-seal bags, glue, plywood sheet, heat-shrink sleeving tubes and condoms as the basic material to create a low-fidelity, aortic root, training simulator. We constructed a multi-purpose, anatomically realistic aortic root simulator using the above materials, both time- and cost-efficiently, using the minimum of surgical equipment. This simulator is easy to construct and enables self-training in major techniques of aortic root replacement as well as in stentless valve implantation for trainees in cardiac surgery.
在主动脉根部/瓣膜置换方面，用于培训心脏外科医生的低保真且经济高效的模拟器较为匮乏。在本研究中，我们通过创建一个低保真、低成本但同时在解剖结构上逼真的主动脉根部置换模拟器来应对这一培训挑战。我们使用如粘尘滚筒管、泡沫板、按压密封袋、胶水、胶合板、热缩套管和避孕套等容易获得的低成本材料作为基础材料，制作了一个低保真的主动脉根部培训模拟器。我们利用上述材料，高效地构建了一个多用途、解剖结构逼真的主动脉根部模拟器，所需手术设备最少，既节省时间又降低成本。该模拟器易于构建，能够让心脏外科实习医生自主训练主动脉根部置换的主要技术以及无支架瓣膜植入技术。
