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This simulator allows trainees to practise pericardiocentesis: inserting the needle under ultrasound guidance, piercing the pericardial sac and aspirating pericardial fluid.
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
AAFP Recommended Curriculum Guidelines for Family Medicine Residents
Urgent and Emergent Care (2016, p. 8):
In the appropriate setting, the resident should demonstrate the ability to independently
perform or appropriately refer the following:
...
e. Pericardiocentesis
AAMC, Recommendations For Clinical Skills Curricula For Undergraduate Medical Education (2005, p. 23): Pericardial puncture technique
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.
