Five really easy steps to build a homemade low-cost simulator.
| Autor: | Moreira-Pinto J; Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. moreirapinto@ecsaude.uminho.pt, Silva JG, Ribeiro de Castro JL, Correia-Pinto J |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Surgical innovation [Surg Innov] 2013 Feb; Vol. 20 (1), pp. 95-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Mar 19. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1553350612440508 |
| Abstrakt: | Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate how simple it is to build a homemade low-cost simulator using a simple 5-step scheme. Methods: A scheme explaining how to build an endoscopic surgery simulator in 5 easy steps was presented to 26 surgeons. The simulator required a pair of scissors and easy-to-find materials. Its total cost was less than €35. The participants assessed the simulator using common endoscopic training toys or ex vivo tissue and completed an anonymous query comparing it with other commercial simulators that they had experienced before. Results: In all, 84.6% found the simulator really easy to build. Every participant felt that he or she could do the same simulator themselves. Comparing with other commercial available box simulators, the majority of participants found the homemade simulator easier to (a) mount and dismount, (b) transport, (c) clean, and (d) use when practicing alone. Conclusions: Anyone can build its own simulator for a small amount of money. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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