A Fresh Cadaver Model for the Instruction of Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Thyroid Nodules
| Autor: | Hilary C. McCrary, Tijana Milinic, Erynne A. Faucett, Jose A. Cervantes, William J. Adamas-Rappaport, Sean L. Kent, Audriana N. Hurbon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Thyroid nodules
Male medicine.medical_specialty Biopsy Fine-Needle 03 medical and health sciences Otolaryngology Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine McNemar's test medicine Cadaver Humans Medical physics 030212 general & internal medicine Thyroid Neoplasms Ultrasonography Interventional medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General surgery Thyroid medicine.disease Ultrasound guided Checklist Test (assessment) medicine.anatomical_structure Fresh cadaver Fine-needle aspiration Otorhinolaryngology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Surgery Female Clinical Competence Educational Measurement business Education Medical Undergraduate |
| Zdroj: | Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 157(1) |
| ISSN: | 1097-6817 |
| Popis: | Objective The aim of our study is to determine if a fresh cadaver model (FCM) for the instruction of ultrasound (US)-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid nodules is a practical method for instruction. Study Design Pre- and postinstruction assessment of medical students' ability to perform US-guided FNA of artificially created thyroid nodules placed adjacent to the thyroid gland of a fresh cadaver. Setting University-based fresh cadaver laboratory. Subjects and Methods Study participants included a total of 17 first- and second-year medical students with minimal US training. Technical skills were assessed using a 10-item checklist. In addition, a cognitive assessment regarding the indications, contraindications, and complications of the procedure was completed. A postinstruction assessment was provided for participants 5 weeks after their initial assessment. Differences between pre- and postinstruction assessment scores of technical skills were analyzed using McNemar's test. The mean cognitive knowledge gain was analyzed using a paired 2-sample t test. Results Eight of 10 items on the skills checklist were statistically significant between pre- and postinstruction skills assessment ( P < .05). There was a statistically significant change in cognitive knowledge gain regarding the contraindications of the procedure ( P = .001), but not for indications or complications ( P = .104 and P = .111, respectively). Conclusion US-guided FNA continues to be an important diagnostic procedure in the workup of thyroid nodules, making it an essential skill to integrate into surgical skills lab. Our FCM for the instruction of US-guided FNA is the first of its kind, and this pilot study shows this is a viable method for instruction. |
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