3D printed simulator for nasopharyngeal sampling

Simulateur prélèvement rhino-pharyngé

3D-printed simulator for nasopharyngeal swab collection for COVID-19

Abstract

Testing for COVID-19 is a cornerstone of pandemic control. If conducted inappropriately, nasopharyngeal swab collection can be painful and preanalytical sample collection errors may lead to false negative results. Our objective was to develop a realistic and easily available synthetic simulator for nasopharyngeal swab collection.

Keywords: Coronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Nasopharyngeal swab collection ; Simulator ;Training.

Sananès N, Lodi M, Koch A, et al. 3D-printed simulator for nasopharyngeal swab collection for COVID-19. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021;278(7):2649-2651. doi:10.1007/s00405-020-06454-1

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