Development and evaluation of a substitute method for hemostasis practice in chemically preserved cadavers

Author(s)

Maria Claudia de Campos Mello Inglez de Souza

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ/SBD)
• Defense date: 2012-11-23

Examining board members

Julia Maria Matera; Denise Pereira Leme; Angelo João Stopiglia

• Advisor: Julia Maria Matera

Abstract

Veterinary surgery demands skills acquisition and refinement that can be obtained in laboratories using several available models, including training on cadavers. Those, when compared to live animal procedures, two limitations are noted and often mentioned, and are due to tissue consistency alterations and absence of bleeding during surgical training. This work was focused on overcoming these issues, by performing blood flow simulation in properly chemically preserved cadavers, giving users of this system the possibility of surgical training in a model closer to live animal, also enabling learning and practice of hemostasis. After developed the system, it was used by veterinary students with distinct experience levels, evaluating the whole method through a questionnaire, emphasizing positive and negative aspects. It was concluded that bleeding simulation in chemically preserved cadavers is possible, and that such a system was well accepted by those who used it, being an alternative to better prepare students for experiments on live animals that require surgical interventions. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/13614-9 - Development and evaluation of a substitute method for haemostasis practice in canine chemical preserved cadavers
• Grantee: Maria Claudia Campos Mello Inglez de Souza
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master