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Endoscopy 2013; 45(02): 114-120
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1325931
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration training: evaluation of a new porcine lymphadenopathy model for in vivo hands-on teaching and training, and review of the literature

A. Fritscher-Ravens
1   Experimental Endoscopy, Internal Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
2   Homerton University Hospital, London, UK
,
T. Cuming
3   University College London, London, UK
,
S. Dhar
1   Experimental Endoscopy, Internal Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
,
S. V. J. Parupudi
4   Department of Gastroenterology, Texas Tech University of Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
,
K. Patel
2   Homerton University Hospital, London, UK
,
A. Ghanbari
2   Homerton University Hospital, London, UK
,
C. Holland
5   Kings College Hospital, London, UK
,
K. G. Hadeler
6   Loeffler Institute of Animal Breeding, Mariensee, Germany
,
A. Arlt
1   Experimental Endoscopy, Internal Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
,
M. Ellrichmann
1   Experimental Endoscopy, Internal Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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submitted 18 September 2011

accepted after revision 24 September 2012

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10 January 2013 (online)

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Commentaire de travail de A. Fritscher-Ravens et al., pp.114Endoscopy 2013; 45(02): 233-233
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1326342

Background and study aims: Adequate training is required to achieve successful endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS – FNA). Of the variety of training models currently available, none offers verisimilitude to the tactile feel of puncturing a human lymph node. The aim of the current study was to evaluate a new porcine lymph node model for EUS – FNA training and to evaluate its impact on trainees’ performance in patients compared with the literature of other models available.

Methods: Two trainees each performed EUS – FNA of 96 lymph nodes in 18 animals with induced lymphadenopathy (mean 1.6 cm [range 0.9 – 3.5 cm]). Accuracy, speed, adequacy of sampling, and trainees’ performance pre- and post-training were measured. Using a questionnaire, data were gathered regarding the effect of training and comfort level in patients. Results were compared with those in the literature.

Results: Trainees progressed from hands-on assistance to occasional verbal guidance toward the end of animal training. There was good correlation between puncture time and number of EUS – FNA procedures performed in all but the subcarinal location (r = – 0.17). Comparison of trainee performance in patients before and after training showed a reduction in puncture time (P  = 0.0014). Questionnaire analysis revealed increased confidence in echoendoscope- and needle-handling. Comparison with other published models supports these results.

Conclusion: Results from the literature and the current study showed that animal training improves trainee performance, confidence, and procedural comfort when returning to patient examinations. The new model produces a realistic response that is similar to EUS – FNA in patients; this experience provides a benefit to endoscopists in terms of improved performance in patients and could be considered for use in accreditation. Due to the small numbers of trainees, larger experiences are needed to confirm training efficacy.

 

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