A “Noodle and Thread”: A Low-Fidelity Simulation of Blood Vessel Ligation Using Common Household Items
Surgical knot tying can be practiced in private settings with the proposed model of blood vessel ligation. The model is low cost, and its difficulty can be adjusted by changing noodle morphology.
Authors
- Matthew P. Fahrenkopf
- Justin Markel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2244-5185)
- Kerri Woodberry
- Jacob D. Franke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5045-755X)
Institutions
- West Virginia University (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Science Educator
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-025-02315-w
- Primary Topic
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center