Research Article
Teaching Residents Chest Tubes: Simulation Task Trainer or Cadaver Model?
| | Simulation Task Trainer (n = 8) | Cadaver Model (n = 8) |
| Total number of chest tubes | 17 | 25 |
| Median (IQR) number of chest tubes placed clinically | 2 (2 – 2.75) | 3 (1.25 – 5.5) |
| Total number of chest tubes placed without hands-on assistance | 12 (71%) | 18 (72%) |
| Total number of chest tubes placed requiring assistance with puncturing pleura | 3 (18%) | 4 (16%) |
| Total number of chest tubes requiring additional chest tube | 2 (12%) | 2 (8%) |
| Total number of chest tubes requiring modification after X-ray or CT scan | 2 (12%) | 2 (8%) |
| ED | 5 | 10 |
| ICU | 7 | 10 |
| Inpatient floor | 1 | 3 |
| OR | 3 | 1 |
| Other location | 1 | 1 |
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