Development of a Novel Ultrasound-guided Peritonsillar Abscess Model for Simulation Training

Introduction Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is the most common deep space infection of the head and neck presenting to emergency departments. 1 No commercial PTA task trainer exists for simulation training. Thus, resident physicians often perform their first PTA needle aspiration in the clinical settin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vivienne Ng, Jennifer Plitt, David Biffar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-12-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/91h389p3