Abstract:
Commercially available cannulation phantoms are expensive and primarily intended for adults. We designed and produced a neonatal cannulation phantom using three-dimensional printing. Different operators of varying clinical expertise successfully cannulated the phantom and inserted central catheter under ultrasound guidance. This is a reusable, realistic and valuable resource which can be used for training clinicians to gain practice, thereby improving hand-eye coordination, dexterity, confidence and safety during vascular access cannulation in newborn infants.
Reference:Pereira SS, Reeves J, Bansal J, Sheikh F, Birch M, Kempley S, Sinha AK. Three-dimensional printed neonatal cannulation phantom for ultrasound-guided vascular access training. Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 16. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-34863-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41545596.