TissueDB/Materials/Gauze
Gauze is a light, open-weave cotton (or synthetic) fabric. In surgical simulation it is used less as a tissue in its own right than as a forming substrate and a consumable: wrapped around foam or shaped into cones and then coated with a skin material such as plastisol, it gives mock organs their body; loosely packed, it bulks glove-based organs as an alternative to cotton; and as ordinary surgical gauze it is consumed during haemorrhage-control practice.
Tissues
| Tissue | Visual | Tactile | Simulator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lung | Emergency Department Thoracotomy Simulator (Misra) | Gauze wrapped around a soft-foam core and plastisol-coated to give lung-like bulk — the visualisation target on chest entry (Misra et al. 2024).[1] | ||
| Heart | Emergency Department Thoracotomy Simulator (Misra) | Gauze shaped into a cone and plastisol-coated to form the heart — the pericardiotomy target (Misra et al. 2024).[1] | ||
| Aorta | Emergency Department Thoracotomy Simulator (Misra) | Gauze cone, plastisol-coated, for the descending aorta — the cross-clamp target (Misra et al. 2024).[1] | ||
| Esophagus | Emergency Department Thoracotomy Simulator (Misra) | Gauze, plastisol-coated, with a nasogastric tube inside so the resident can tell it from the adjacent aorta by palpation (Misra et al. 2024).[1] |
References
[edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Misra A, Chapman A, Watson WD, Bach JA, Bonta MJ, Elliott JO, Dominguez EP (2024). "Use of Low-Cost Task Trainer for Emergency Department Thoracotomy Training in General Surgery Residency Program." Journal of Surgical Education 81(1):134–144. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.09.009. PMID: 37926660.
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| Cite as | Arturopelayo (2026). "TissueDB/Materials/Gauze". Appropedia. Retrieved August 11, 2026. |