Development Of A Cost-Effective And HIgh-Fidelity Gel Model For Peripheral Ultrasound-Guided Intravenous Access Training
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Authors: Hunter Triplett, University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine Colin Standifird, kirk kerkorian school of medicine at unlv Kaden Norman, UNLV Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine Charlton Bassett, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Emily Ames, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Marvi Moreno, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Joshua Levy, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Eugene Kang, UNLV Emergency Medicine Residency Program Kathryn Sulkowski, UNLV/ US Air Force ,
Simulation tools are integral for any medical education environment. The use of gel models for peripheral ultrasound-guided intravenous access has become common. However, commercially available models can be expensive and lack the complexity of patient vasculature. This abstract addresses this limitation by introducing a new method of creating gel models that incorporate realistic vein and artery configurations. The model includes veins and arteries positioned side by side, with one vein placed over an artery and another crossing beneath an artery. Additionally, small-diameter veins are included to simulate patient vasculature. Data from a comparison study between our novel model and a commercially available phantom model suggests that the advanced model made users feel, on average, more than 4 total points higher in skill confidence levels on a 5-point likert scale for the advanced model when compared to the commercial model (p =.004). These results counter assumptions that may exist about the need to train students with little experience using simple models that lack complexity. The advanced model’s adaptability to users with multiple skill levels coupled with its cost-effectiveness compared to the current commercial model make it a strong contender to replace the use of the currently available USIV training commercial models.