Development and initial validation of a cost-effective, re-usable, ultrasound-compatible suprapubic catheter insertion training simulator

Authors

  • Harkanwal Randhawa McMaster University Department of Surgery, Division of Urology
  • Yuding Wang McMaster University Department of Surgery, Division of Urology
  • Jen Hoogenes McMaster University
  • Michael Uy McMaster University Department of Surgery, Division of Urology
  • Bobby Shayegan McMaster University Department of Surgery, Division of Urology
  • Anil Kapoor McMaster University Department of Surgery, Division of Urology
  • Edward D. Matsumoto McMaster University Department of Surgery, Division of Urology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.7373

Keywords:

Suprapubic catheterization; Competency-based medical education; Ultrasound; Validation; Simulation

Abstract

Introduction: Suprapubic catheterization (SPC) is a fundamental skill required of urology trainees. A lack of affordable simulation models and unpredictability of bedside SPCs limit experiential learning opportunities. Our objective was to develop and initially validate a re-usable, low-cost, ultrasound (US)-compatible SPC simulator for acquiring skills that transfer to the bedside.

Methods: The model was constructed using six components. Staff urologists and interventional radiologists (IRs) conducted a SPC and rated the model on three domains with multiple subcategories on a five-point Likert scale: anatomic realism; usefulness as a training tool; and global/overall reaction. Participants in our first-year urology “boot camp” received SPC training, practiced, and were evaluated via an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). Staff ratings and OSCE scores determined the model’s initial face and content validity.

Results: Twelve staff physicians participated in the study. The mean scores for urologists and IRs, respectively, were: anatomical realism: 4.10 and 3.70; usefulness as a training tool: 4.23 and 4.24; and overall reaction: 4.40 and 4.44. Staff strongly agreed that the model should be incorporated into the residency curriculum. Over the past four years, 25 boot camp participants scored a mean of 99.7% (±1.8) on the OSCE, with high technical performance and entrustment scores (4.8 and 4.7, respectively). The model cost $55 CAD.

Conclusions: This novel, multiple-use, low-cost, easily reproducible US-compatible SPC simulator demonstrated initial face and content validity via high staff urologist and IR ratings and OSCE scores of first-year urology re

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Author Biography

Jen Hoogenes, McMaster University

Jen Hoogenes, MS, MSc, PhD

Research Fellow and Clinical Research Coordinator III, McMaster University Department of Surgery, Division of Urology

Published

2021-09-24

How to Cite

Randhawa, H., Wang, Y. ., Hoogenes, J., Uy, M., Shayegan, B., Kapoor, A., & Matsumoto, E. D. (2021). Development and initial validation of a cost-effective, re-usable, ultrasound-compatible suprapubic catheter insertion training simulator. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 16(2), 63–9. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.7373

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Original Research