Technical realization of a sensorized neonatal intubation skill trainer for operators' retraining and a pilot study for its validation

• Main Authors: Davide Panizza (Author), Rosa T. Scaramuzzo (Author), Francesca Moscuzza (Author), Ilaria Vannozzi (Author), Massimiliano Ciantelli (Author), Marzia Gentile (Author), Ilaria Baldoli (Author), Selene Tognarelli (Author), Antonio Boldrini (Author), Armando Cuttano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background In neonatal endotracheal intubation, excessive pressure on soft tissues during laryngoscopy can determine permanent injury. Low-fidelity skill trainers do not give valid feedback about this issue. This study describes the technical realization and validation of an active neonatal...