Jiang Yang, Jiang Hanyu, Yang Zhikun, Li Ying
Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Aug 29;11:1443024. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1443024. eCollection 2024.
In the rapidly evolving field of medical education, the integration of innovative technologies has become paramount to enhance the training and proficiency of future surgeons. Among these advancements, the application of 3D printing technology stands out as a useful tool in surgical training. The advantages of the 3D printing model include customization, re-usability and low-cost. The average cost of the 3D printing simulators was between $100-1000. However, there were extremely high potential labor cost during the 3D printing that hadn't been calculated into. Additionally, in the current stage, the 3D printing simulator still have specific limitations. The most mentioned limitation was poor haptic feedback of the simulators, which was very important during the surgical training, since it is the key element for junior doctors to master practical procedures. Also, some simulators didn't possess the integrated and elaborate structure as the human tissue, hence not the whole surgical procedures can be practiced by the trainees, and further improvement should be made. Although there are shortages, many studies have proved that 3D printing simulator can effectively reduce learning curves and is useful to enhance the trainees' surgical skills.
在迅速发展的医学教育领域，整合创新技术对于提高未来外科医生的培训水平和专业能力至关重要。在这些进步中，3D打印技术的应用作为外科培训中的一种有用工具脱颖而出。3D打印模型的优点包括可定制、可重复使用和低成本。3D打印模拟器的平均成本在100美元至1000美元之间。然而，3D打印过程中存在极高的潜在劳动力成本，尚未计算在内。此外，在现阶段，3D打印模拟器仍有特定局限性。最常提到的局限性是模拟器的触觉反馈较差，这在外科培训中非常重要，因为它是初级医生掌握实际操作程序的关键要素。此外，一些模拟器没有人体组织那样完整和精细的结构，因此学员无法练习所有的外科手术程序，仍需进一步改进。尽管存在不足，但许多研究证明，3D打印模拟器可以有效缩短学习曲线，有助于提高学员的手术技能。
