TissueDB/Materials/Gauze
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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 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 a single-use consumable.
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] | ||
| Cecum | Acute Appendicitis Simulator | Forms the cecal pouch to which the appendix is attached.[2] | ||
| Mesoappendix | Acute Appendicitis Simulator | Forms the simulated mesoappendix surrounding the appendiceal artery. It is divided during the simulated procedure to mobilise the appendix.[2] | ||
| Gauze | Intra-abdominal Bleeding Simulator (Fernandes) | Use-time consumable during haemorrhage control.[3] |
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ALL-SAFE Consortium. ALL-SAFE Acute Appendicitis Simulation Build Instructions. Global Surgical Training Challenge; Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons, University of Michigan, Southern Illinois University, Soddo Christian Hospital, AIC Kijabe Hospital, and Mbingo Baptist Hospital, 2022. Build instructions PDF and ALL-SAFE source page. Build-instruction document not indexed in PubMed; primary source linked directly.
- ↑ Fernandes CO, Rodrigues LR, Silva do Amaral MLBS, de Morais Rodrigues SJ, Marton-Filho MA. "Low-cost simulator for intra-abdominal bleeding." Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões. 2023;50:e20233512. DOI: 10.1590/0100-6991e-20233512-en. PMID: 37971114. PMC: PMC10618030. CC BY 4.0.
| Authors | Ian-laurel, Arturo Pelayo |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Cite as | Arturo Pelayo (2026). "TissueDB/Materials/Gauze". Appropedia. Retrieved November 10, 2026. |