ArticleOTO open
Design and Validation of a Molded Silicone Task Trainer for Simulating Peritonsillar Abscess Drainage.
Article in OTO open. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Peritonsillar abscess (PTA) is a common and essential otolaryngologic presentation, and bedside incision and drainage is a core procedural skill for otolaryngology residents. We report the design and preliminary validation of a low-cost, anatomically realistic simulation model for PTA drainage. The model integrates a molded silicone oropharynx with a drainable abscess cavity into a commercial dental task trainer. Thirty-eight otolaryngology trainees and faculty performed simulated drainage and completed a postsimulation survey evaluating realism and educational value. Face validity was supported by high realism scores (mean ≥4/5) and strong internal consistency (Cronbach's
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.