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Results of the Use of a Simulator for Training in Anesthesia and Regional Analgesia Guided by Ultrasound

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Show the learning results obtained by a simulation tool used by students of an online course on anesthesia techniques and regional analgesia guided by ultrasound. A satisfaction survey generated with a form of Google Forms was carried out in September 2018 with 14 questions related to the quality, ease and capacity of the learning obtained after the use of the nerve blocks Simulator, which was firstly published on the first edition of the course for 34 students. An average of 7.3 attempts of resolution have been made per practice and per student in the simulator. The students are, in their immense majority, habitual users of the ICTs and 73% of them consider that their experience with the simulator has been satisfactory and that their learning has been favored by this fact. The authors have verified that the ultrasound simulator contributes to the learning of skills for the practice of nerve blocks and, furthermore, it helps to ensure that theoretical knowledge is carried out in a more productive and efficient way.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain

    Jorge Muriel-Fernández & Nansi López-Valverde

  2. Department of Statistic, University of Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain

    Carmen Patino Alonso

  3. Anesthesiology Service, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, 41009, Sevilla, Spain

    José Manuel López-Millán

  4. VisualMed System Group, University of Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain

    Juan A. Juánes Méndez & María José Sánchez-Ledesma

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Muriel-Fernández, J., Alonso, C.P., López-Valverde, N. et al. Results of the Use of a Simulator for Training in Anesthesia and Regional Analgesia Guided by Ultrasound. J Med Syst 43, 79 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-019-1196-6

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