Design: A cost-effective training model for hysteroscopy was developed using commonly available materials, addressing the high cost associated with traditional simulators.
Setting: The simulation employed everyday materials such as gloves, straws, a cardboard box, small objects (pills), scissors, a knife, containers, glue, chopsticks, a pen, and a ruler.
Patients or Participants: N/A
Interventions:
- Grid Formation on Gloves
- Lesion Simulation on Second Glove
- Combining Gloves
- Knots and Straw Insertion
- Creating Uterus Simulation
- Building Simulation Box
Measurements and Main Results: The simulator, constructed using everyday materials, provides a practical and economical solution for training. The grid formation on the gloves aids in orientation within the uterine cavity, and the small objects simulate various lesions for practice in identification. The simulator's design allows for the realistic representation of the cervix, fallopian tube ostia, and irregularities in the uterine wall, offering a valuable tool for hysteroscopy training.
Conclusion: The purpose of this simulator is educational. We referred to ethics as well, since you don't practice with a real person. Therefore, students, physicians, and fellows have the opportunity to orient themselves in this non-expensive simulator before practicing in a patient. This could be a very useful and practical tool. Easy to make and to use.
Rodriguez Valero, C*. Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, NL, Mexico, Rios, A. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, NL, Mexico, Vargas, M. Anahuac University, Mexico City, DF, Mexico