Novel Cost-effective D.I.Y. Gelatin Model for Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Simulation Training

A Novel Simulator for Teaching Endobronchial Ultrasound–guided Needle Biopsy

“…14,15 Virtual reality EBUS simulators excel at teaching airway navigation and image acquisition but can lack in the tangible motor skills associated with performing the needle biopsy on a live specimen and are limited due to high costs associated with simulators. Rodrigo et al 16 have previously demonstrated the feasibility of a gelatin-based phantom simulator that has potential to serve as an adjunct to training EBUS-TBNA. We studied the educational efficacy of a low-cost, easily prepared, utilitarian simulator that demonstrates both the tactile skills necessary for EBUS-TBNA as well as anatomic navigation of the airways for incoming and current fellows.…”