Pulmonary Arterial Catheterisation Simulator

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The Manbit Pulmonary Arterial Catheterisation Simulator is a sophisticated simulation system intended for teaching medical and paramedical staff all the skills required for the safe use of pulmonary artery catheters (PAC). http://manbit.com/echo_order.htm

It has been produced in the belief that "a significant proportion of the physicians and nurses who work in critical care areas may not have an appropriate working knowledge of the use of these catheters". It is also a response to the suggestion that " Improved training in the insertion, interpretation, and implementation of the pulmonary artery catheter and the data it generates is required."

The complete system consist of three components.

1. A Hypertext Guide which covers all aspects of the procedure of pulmonary arterial catheterisation. The guide consist of about 40 chapters and also includes over 300 up to date references, 4 videos and numerous photographs and illustrations. It has been written by three practising cardiac anaesthetists from the St George Hospital in Sydney, Australia.

2. The PAC simulator itself. - This program allows the user to manipulate a PAC into the wedged position in the pulmonary artery. The simulator incorporates a 'state engine' which can simulate many of the recognised problems of the procedure. A page of the user interface can be viewed here.

3. (Optionally,) A manikin which can be used in conjunction with a PAC and the simulator and which allows the user to catheterise the Internal Jugular Vein using an actual PAC.

The first two components are now available on CD. A demonstration version of the second component (which is valid for 21 days) can be downloaded here. (1.2Mb). (Windows 95 / 98 / NT4.0 only.)