title: Low-fidelity simulator for technical connection to the cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: The technical simulator proposed in this study is a low-cost, reusable, reproducible and portable tool to guide trainees at all levels in order to improve their surgical skills in connection with the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit. The simulator is a self-made portable box that can be used for an unrestricted number of procedures. It is supplied with self-made anatomical replicas that have been tested to simulate the flexible property of the real anatomy. The building process is detailed in this study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Abdullrazak
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hossien
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000193:education*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D000066908:Simulation Training / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Cardiopulmonary bypass; Low fidelity; Simulation; Training