Raíza de Araújo Setin, Carolina Fortes Cirimbelli, Anna Carolina Mazeto Ercolin, Sâmara Turbay Pires, Tamiris Disselli, Maria Cristina Ferrarini Nunes Soares Hage
The present study aimed to evaluate the applicability of artisanal simulators to teach veterinary and medical students the ultrasound-guided percutaneous biopsy using a tru-cut needle. The artisanal simulators consisted of bovine liver between two layers of commercially available grape gelatin. Students were paired, with one doing the biopsy and the other the ultrasound guidance. After performing the biopsies, each student answered a questionnaire with close-ended questions using a visual analog scale. The evaluated items were realism of the model, liver scanning, procedure instructions, biopsy feasibility, tru-cut needle handling, technique learning, and confidence to perform in vivo procedures...
June 1, 2018: Advances in Physiology Education