• A Bellier, A Chanet, P Belingheri, and P Chaffanjon.
• Department of Medical Evaluation, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Boulevard de la Chantourne, 38700, La Tronche, France. abellier@chu-grenoble.fr.
• Surg Radiol Anat. 2018 Apr 1; 40 (4): 439-448.

PurposeThe objective of this study was to identify the most appropriate cadaver perfusion techniques for surgical training through a systematic review with a description of the protocols used.MethodsThe search strategy included PubMed and reference tracking. Studies were identified by searching the electronic Medline databases. The search concepts included perfusion, cadavers and simulation training, and the protocol used is reported. This resulted in a qualitative review of 12 articles out of 250 articles consulted. We collected all the important data from these 12 articles.ResultsRegarding the characteristics of the studies and the declotting or perfusion techniques, the results were heterogeneous. Indeed, in several studies, a good deal of information was unclear or insufficiently precise, making it unfeasible to summarize the data. The methods used were not sufficiently explicit and detailed. However, a majority of the fresh cadavers used tap water for declotting. Perfusion, type of fluid, number of pumps, pressure, pulsatility, and arterial or venous approaches differed greatly. Only two studies fulfilled five of our six realism criteria for surgical simulation.ConclusionsThis systematic review provided an overview of all the different cadaver perfusion techniques. It could be used to establish a reference method of a simulation model.

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