title: Advanced Low-Cost Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access Simulation: The Chicken Breast Model.
abstract: There is a growing body of literature that supports the use of ultrasound for vascular access. Advanced simulation has become a widely applied technique for training medical staff in vascular access. Nevertheless, advanced simulators are expensive and of limited usage. We describe both a step-wise systematic approach and an experimental cadaveric model of vascular access using a simple piece of chicken that can be easily used for trainees.
authors.affiliation: From the *Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA and †Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanchez-de-Toledo
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Villaverde
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002102:Cadaver; D002645:Chickens; D003198:Computer Simulation / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000193:education*; D023421:Models, Animal; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation; D062666:Vascular Access Devices / Q000191:economics*