An Inexpensive Esophageal Balloon Tamponade Trainer.
J Emerg Med
; 53(5): 726-729, 2017 Nov.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29128036
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Emergency medicine practitioners must be able to perform rare, life-saving procedures. One such example is esophageal balloon tamponade, which is complex, fraught with complications, and difficult to demonstrate and practice.DISCUSSION:
We constructed a simple, inexpensive model esophagus and stomach that we attached to a mannequin, allowing emergency medicine residents to visualize and practice esophageal balloon tamponade device placement.CONCLUSION:
Our esophageal balloon tamponade model was easy to construct and allowed demonstration, conceptual visualization, and simulated performance of the procedure.Palavras-chave
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Temas:
ECOS
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Aspectos_gerais
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Varizes Esofágicas e Gástricas
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Oclusão com Balão
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Educação
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Medicina de Emergência
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Esôfago
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Emerg Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article