A do-it-yourself 3D-printed thoracic spine model for anesthesia resident simulation.

Central line placement, cricothyroidotomy, and lumbar epidural placement are common procedures for which there are simulators to help trainees learn the procedures. However, a model or a simulator for thoracic epidurals is not commonly used by anesthesia training programs to help teach the procedure...

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Main Authors: Michelle Han, Alexandra A Portnova, Matthew Lester, Martha Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228665