SimuVet: a preliminary study of the innovative development of a simulator for epidural anesthesia training in dogs

• DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1322871
• Publication Date: 2024-06-26T13:08:51Z
• Authors: Paloma Lobo Moraes; Lianna Ghisi; Anna Júlia B. Pae...; Vithor Hugo de Ca...; Pedro Eduardo Bra...; Edson Moleta Colodel; Luiz Felipe Souza...; Roberto Lopes de ...
• Keywords: SAFER

Epidural anesthesia in dogs is a locoregional technique used veterinary medicine, becoming an important integrated application the anesthetic protocol to provide safer and more effective analgesia patients. For this, professionals must adhere rigorous guidelines possess technical skills. In this context, education, development of practical clinical skills represents crucial aspect training these professionals. However, traditional teaching methods have proven insufficient ensure consistent level competence among recent graduates. The introduction non-animal alternatives for educational purposes has contributed simulation-based teaching, innovative accessible field capable enhancing pre-clinical proficiency students reducing use live animals cadavers. Despite its various areas there are no conclusive results regarding simulators effectively epidural dogs. Therefore, article pioneering study aimed at sharing method creating SimuVet, realistic simulator was fully developed by researchers with limited experience 3D printing and, after preliminary analysis, demonstrated excellent performance ultrasonographic anatomy. Future work will focus on formal validation aim improving learning process experts performing companion animals.