Temporary Pacing Simulator: A Training Tool for Clinicians
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading global cause of death, impacting nations worldwide. Despite medical advancements, managing patients who require temporary pacing (TP) after cardiac surgery remains challenging. TP devices are essential for stabilizing patients with unstable arrhythmias...
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| description | Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading global cause of death, impacting nations worldwide. Despite medical advancements, managing patients who require temporary pacing (TP) after cardiac surgery remains challenging. TP devices are essential for stabilizing patients with unstable arrhythmias or post-surgical complications but demand manual adjustments and precise clinician management, unlike permanent pacemakers. There is an urgent need for improved TP training and standardisation, hindered by a lack of formal guidelines and adequate protocols. Existing simulators often omit crucial haemodynamic parameters and complex clinical scenarios, limiting their effectiveness. This paper introduces an advanced Temporary Cardiac Pacing Simulator (TCPS) that provides comprehensive physiological signals and complex scenarios for realistic training. It simulates various pacing modes—atrial, ventricular, and dual-chamber—while modeling pacing failures and haemodynamic changes. Sophisticated algorithms replicate clinical responses, offering real-time feedback and dynamic visualizations to enhance learning. Additionally, an innovative feature optimises atrioventricular (AV) delay settings, crucial for improving patient outcomes in both acute and postoperative care. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f8eccf79816f45cc8b9a0bde50eaa3622025-01-24T13:19:53ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-01-0115257310.3390/app15020573Temporary Pacing Simulator: A Training Tool for CliniciansIoana Cretu0Alexander Tindale1Maysam Abbod2Wamadeva Balachandran3Ashraf W. Khir4Hongying Meng5College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, London UB8 3PH, UKDepartment of Cardiology, Harefield Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London UB9 6JH, UKCollege of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, London UB8 3PH, UKCollege of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, London UB8 3PH, UKDepartment of Engineering, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UKCollege of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, London UB8 3PH, UKCardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading global cause of death, impacting nations worldwide. Despite medical advancements, managing patients who require temporary pacing (TP) after cardiac surgery remains challenging. TP devices are essential for stabilizing patients with unstable arrhythmias or post-surgical complications but demand manual adjustments and precise clinician management, unlike permanent pacemakers. There is an urgent need for improved TP training and standardisation, hindered by a lack of formal guidelines and adequate protocols. Existing simulators often omit crucial haemodynamic parameters and complex clinical scenarios, limiting their effectiveness. This paper introduces an advanced Temporary Cardiac Pacing Simulator (TCPS) that provides comprehensive physiological signals and complex scenarios for realistic training. It simulates various pacing modes—atrial, ventricular, and dual-chamber—while modeling pacing failures and haemodynamic changes. Sophisticated algorithms replicate clinical responses, offering real-time feedback and dynamic visualizations to enhance learning. Additionally, an innovative feature optimises atrioventricular (AV) delay settings, crucial for improving patient outcomes in both acute and postoperative care.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/2/573temporary cardiac pacingtemporary pacemakertraining |
| spellingShingle | Ioana Cretu Alexander Tindale Maysam Abbod Wamadeva Balachandran Ashraf W. Khir Hongying Meng Temporary Pacing Simulator: A Training Tool for Clinicians Applied Sciences temporary cardiac pacing temporary pacemaker training |
| title | Temporary Pacing Simulator: A Training Tool for Clinicians |
| title_full | Temporary Pacing Simulator: A Training Tool for Clinicians |
| title_fullStr | Temporary Pacing Simulator: A Training Tool for Clinicians |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temporary Pacing Simulator: A Training Tool for Clinicians |
| title_short | Temporary Pacing Simulator: A Training Tool for Clinicians |
| title_sort | temporary pacing simulator a training tool for clinicians |
| topic | temporary cardiac pacing temporary pacemaker training |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/2/573 |
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