TY - GEN
T1 - The design and implementation of a Pulmonary Artery Catheterization simulator
AU - Liu, Alan
AU - Bhasin, Yogendra
AU - Fiorill, Michael
AU - Bowyer, Mark
AU - Haluck, Randy
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - Pulmonary Artery Catheterization (PAC) is a commonly performed procedure. It is used when hemodynamic and other cardiac measures must be accurately monitored in seriously ill patients. A flow-directed, balloon-tipped (Swan-Ganz) catheter is typically inserted into a major vein, passed through the heart, and into the pulmonary artery. This procedure is normally not performed under fluoroscopy. Instead, transducer readings from the catheter tip provide a continuous report of local blood pressure. An experienced practitioner can infer the catheter's location from this information, yet several studies have found that physicians and critical care nurses have a wide variability in competency. A simulator for this procedure can address some of the educational and training issues highlighted. This paper describes our ongoing progress in developing a PAC trainer.
AB - Pulmonary Artery Catheterization (PAC) is a commonly performed procedure. It is used when hemodynamic and other cardiac measures must be accurately monitored in seriously ill patients. A flow-directed, balloon-tipped (Swan-Ganz) catheter is typically inserted into a major vein, passed through the heart, and into the pulmonary artery. This procedure is normally not performed under fluoroscopy. Instead, transducer readings from the catheter tip provide a continuous report of local blood pressure. An experienced practitioner can infer the catheter's location from this information, yet several studies have found that physicians and critical care nurses have a wide variability in competency. A simulator for this procedure can address some of the educational and training issues highlighted. This paper describes our ongoing progress in developing a PAC trainer.
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M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 16404073
AN - SCOPUS:33645750016
SN - 1586035835
SN - 9781586035839
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 334
EP - 339
BT - Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 14 - Accelerating Change in Healthcare
PB - IOS Press
T2 - Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 14 - Accelerating Change in Healthcare: Next Medical Toolkit, MMVR 2006
Y2 - 24 January 2006 through 27 January 2006
ER -