Assessment of a Human Cadaver Model for Training Emergency Medicine Residents in the Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pneumothorax
Joint Authors
Zeger, Wesley
Lomneth, Carol
Walker, Richard
Adhikari, Srikar
Wadman, Michael
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
To assess a human cadaver model for training emergency medicine residents in the ultrasound diagnosis of pneumothorax.
Methods.
Single-blinded observational study using a human cadaveric model at an academic medical center.
Three lightly embalmed cadavers were used to create three “normal lungs” and three lungs modeling a “pneumothorax.” The residents were blinded to the side and number of pneumothoraces, as well as to each other’s findings.
Each resident performed an ultrasound examination on all six lung models during ventilation of cadavers.
They were evaluated on their ability to identify the presence or absence of the sliding-lung sign and seashore sign.
Results.
A total of 84 ultrasound examinations (42-“normal lung,” 42-“pneumothorax”) were performed.
A sliding-lung sign was accurately identified in 39 scans, and the seashore sign was accurately identified in 34 scans.
The sensitivity and specificity for the sliding-lung sign were 93% (95% CI, 85–100%) and 90% (95% CI, 81–99%), respectively.
The sensitivity and specificity for the seashore sign were 80% (95% CI, 68–92%) and 83% (95% CI, 72–94%), respectively.
Conclusions.
Lightly embalmed human cadavers may provide an excellent model for mimicking the sonographic appearance of pneumothorax.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Adhikari, Srikar& Zeger, Wesley& Wadman, Michael& Walker, Richard& Lomneth, Carol. 2014. Assessment of a Human Cadaver Model for Training Emergency Medicine Residents in the Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pneumothorax. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493504
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Adhikari, Srikar…[et al.]. Assessment of a Human Cadaver Model for Training Emergency Medicine Residents in the Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pneumothorax. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493504
American Medical Association (AMA)
Adhikari, Srikar& Zeger, Wesley& Wadman, Michael& Walker, Richard& Lomneth, Carol. Assessment of a Human Cadaver Model for Training Emergency Medicine Residents in the Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pneumothorax. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493504
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493504