Ultrasound in Medical Education Scientific Session 2
The Effectiveness of an Anatomically Accurate Educational Model for Ultrasound Guided Pericardiocentesis
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
9:58am – 10:05am Â
Location: 410
Authors: Michael Hudson, Eastern Virginia Medical School Katherine Schaffer, Eastern Virginia Medical School Samuel Chan, Eastern Virginia Medical School Lucie Ford, Emergency Medicine of Tidewater and Eastern Virginia Medical School MATTHEW JONES, Eastern Virginia Medical School Donald Byars, Eastern Virginia Medical School Kean Feyzeau, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Pericardial tamponade is a critical diagnosis in which blood, or other fluid, fills the potential space of the pericardium and compresses the heart, limiting cardiac output and eventually leading to death. The management of pericardial tamponade is time sensitive and pericardiocentesis is a procedure all emergency medicine physicians must know how to perform. However, the procedure is rare and simulation is necessary to adequately prepare, train, and maintain the skills of physicians. Though commercial and DIY models do exist, there are limitations of use due to cost, ultrasound capabilities, durability, and non-anatomic cardiac and thoracic wall anatomy. We present a low-cost, reproducible educational model for training of ultrasound image acquisition of pericardial effusion and for ultrasound guided pericardiocentesis that will improve residents’ confidence in this procedure.