Overview
- Confirmation of ventricles, ribs, pericardium, liver and main artery under ultrasound scanning
- Durable and replaceable puncture pad
Realism
- Realistic needle tip feeling when the needle pierces the pericardial sac
Anatomy
- Adult upper torso
- Left Xiphisternal junction (Larrey’s point)
Skills Gained
- Ultrasound guided pericardiocentesis using subxiphoid or parasternal approach
- Patient positioning
- Visualization of pericardial fluid
- Palpation and identification of left xiphisternal junction (Larrey’s point) for needle insertion
- Insertion of needle in pericardial space
- Pericardial fluid suction
- Professional-to-patient training
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Puncture Pad for Ultrasound Guided Pericardiocentesis Simulator (pair)
Product No. KK11394-010
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Pillow for positioning
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Instruction manual
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Adult chest model with spacer
References
General Surgery Training
The Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum,, Cardiothoracic Surgery Curriculum, 2014 (Updated 2015), p.84: Disorders of the Pericardium, Clinical Skills, Techniques for pericardial drainage using guided needle aspiration.