Modelo sintético de traqueia para a realização de traqueostomia e cricotireoidostomia: melhorando as opções de treinamento com alternativa de baixo custo para o ensino na graduação médica

Abstract

Synthetic experimental models have been applied in several areas of skill training. In this sense, a model for tracheostomy and cricothyroidostomy training was developed, reusable up to four times, with a 5.0 reais cost, mounted in 15 minutes. Thirty-seven medical students performed the procedures and anonymously opined about the effectiveness of the model in relation to the training of the skills through a questionnaire, which addressed mainly advantages and disadvantages. As a result, more than 70% of the students declared that this would be the best way to complement the learning of the surgical techniques and that the greatest benefit was the possibility of practicing the procedure several times, since the acquisition of a skill can only be obtained through exhaustive training. However, 40% of the students who answered the questionnaire pointed out the difficulties found in the synthetic material, mainly in relation to its low malleability. Even so, biological training material has many disadvantages such as durability, storage difficulty, high cost, not being reusable, and the fact that animal welfare standards are increasingly stringent. In conclusion, low cost reusable models, as reliable as possible, such as the one in this study, demonstrate their importance within the skills discipline as an alternative to complement the learning of the technique.