A porcine model for teaching surgical cricothyridootomy.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the acceptability of an educational project using A porcine model of airway for teaching surgical cricothyroidotomy to medical students and medical residents at a university hospital in southern Brazil.


METHODS
we developed a teaching project using a porcine model for training in surgical cricothyroidotomy. Medical students and residents received lectures about this surgical technique and then held practical training with the model. After the procedure, all participants filled out a form about the importance of training in airway handling and the model used.


RESULTS
There were 63 participants. The overall quality of the porcine model was estimated at 8.8, while the anatomical correlation between the model and the human anatomy received a mean score of 8.5. The model was unanimously approved and considered useful in teaching the procedure.


CONCLUSIONS
the training of surgical cricothyroidotomy with a porcine model showed good acceptance among medical students and residents of this institution.
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, BR.
Fernando Antonio Campelo Spencer
FA
Netto
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, BR.
Patricia
P
Zacharias
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, BR.
Raphael Flavio Fachini
RF
Cipriani
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, BR.
Michael De Mello
Mde M
Constantino
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, BR.
Michel
M
Cardoso
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, BR.
Renan Augusto
RA
Pereira
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D023421:Models, Animal; D057566:Self Report; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000193:education*; D013552:Swine; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult