Guidelines for designing a realistic peripheral venous catheter insertion simulator: A literature review

Abstract

A literature review was conducted to develop more realistic medical simulators that better prepare aspiring health professionals to perform a medical procedure in vivo. Thus, this review proposes an approach that might assist researchers design improved medical simulators, particularly new materials that would enhance the sensation of touch for skin substitutes. By targeting the current needs in the field of simulation learning, we concluded that peripheral venous catheter insertion simulators lack realistic haptic feedback. Enhanced peripheral venous catheter insertion simulators will accelerate the mastery of the medical procedure, thus decreasing the number of failures in patients and costs related to this procedure.

Biomechanical analysis of practitioner's gesture for peripheral venous catheter insertion

“…Overview of published results for peak perforation during needle insertion in soft tissues [13] References Skin rupture loads measured in this study are consistent with results obtained by Shergold & Fleck [10] although experimental conditions were not similar. Measured vein rupture loads are relatively higher than those obtained by Okuno et al [11] which could be explained, in our case, by the use of a larger gauge needle (20G).…”

“…This is consistent with the maximum displacement applied by the palpating finger, as the practitioner must feel the superficial veins to localize the area to puncture. Such displacement was applied in indentation tests in a few studies [13]. The researchers were thus able to evaluate the Young's modulus of the different layers of the skin and the underlying muscle.…”

Placental Veins Catheterization: A Realistic Simulation Model for Medical Students

“…4 Guidelines have been published regarding this skill acquisition, showing that the process of learning is complex, and simulators may be helpful. 5…”