Development and evaluation of a high-fidelity lactation simulation model for health professional breastfeeding education.

Background: A key reason for premature cessation of breastfeeding is inadequate support from healthcare providers. Most physicians and nurses do not feel confident in their ability to support families with breastfeeding initiation or maintenance. Increasing health professional confidence in clinical lactation skills is key to improving maternal and child health outcomes.

Simplifying Arterial Coupling in Microsurgery-A Preclinical Assessment of an Everter Device to Aid with Arterial Anastomosis.

Background:  A novel arterial everter device was engineered to simplify microvascular coupling of arteries by reliably securing the stiff, muscular wall of arteries over coupler pins. We compare microvascular coupling with the everter device to manual suturing for arterial anastomoses in a live large animal model.

Materials And Methods:  In this preliminary study, bilateral external femoral arteries of five male swine were exposed and sharply divided.