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Low-cost suture simulator to gain basic surgical skills
Nyara Rodrigues Conde de Almeida1, Joyce Pantoja Braga1, Lívia Guerreiro de Barros Bentes2
1Universidade Federal do Pará - Faculdade de Medicina - Belém (Pará) - Brazil.
Purpose:
To introduce a new low-cost simulation model for training basic surgical skills.
Methods:
The training model was made from a mixture of 20 g of acetic silicone with 11 g of maize starch. Validation consisted of serial training sessions, evaluating the mean pre- and post-training time and the mean final score according to the global rating scale.
Results:
A decrease in the time required to perform the sutures was observed, comparing the average post and pre-training time of each training day, with a significant correlation between the order of training and the time for performing the simulation.
Conclusions:
The presented model proved to be capable of simulating the basic suture training skills. It is easy to make, has low cost, and can be easily reproduced in educational institutions.
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