Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America.
PLoS One. 2020 Mar 11;15(3):e0228665. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228665. eCollection 2020.
Central line placement, cricothyroidotomy, and lumbar epidural placement are common procedures for which there are simulators to help trainees learn the procedures. However, a model or a simulator for thoracic epidurals is not commonly used by anesthesia training programs to help teach the procedure. This brief technical report aims to share the design and fabrication process of a low-cost and do-it-yourself (DIY) 3D-printed thoracic spine model. Ten expert anesthesiology attendings and fifteen novice anesthesiology residents practiced with the model and were subsequently surveyed to assess their attitudes towards its fidelity and usefulness as a teaching tool. Responses were recorded with a Likert scale and found to be positive for both groups. Design files and an assembly manual were developed and made public through an open-source website.
中心静脉置管、环甲膜切开术和腰椎硬膜外置管是常见的操作，有模拟器可以帮助学员学习这些操作。然而，胸硬膜外置管的模型或模拟器在麻醉培训项目中并不常用，无法帮助教授该操作。本简要技术报告旨在分享一种低成本且易于制作的 3D 打印胸椎模型的设计和制作过程。十位专家麻醉师和十五位新手麻醉师学员使用该模型进行了练习，随后对他们对模型逼真度和作为教学工具的有用性的态度进行了调查。两组的回答均采用李克特量表记录，结果均为正面。设计文件和组装手册已开发完成，并通过开源网站公开。
