Teaching Clinical Competency: Evaluating POCUS‐Guided Versus Landmark Techniques for Thoracostomy Tube Placement in Canine Cadavers by Veterinary Students

Katrine E. Gillett; Søren R. Boysen; Cole N. Harding; A Finch; M Blake Hillstead; Julie Menard

doi:10.1111/vec.70118

June 12, 2026Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical CareOpen Access

Teaching Clinical Competency: Evaluating POCUS‐Guided Versus Landmark Techniques for Thoracostomy Tube Placement in Canine Cadavers by Veterinary Students

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To evaluate the effectiveness of POCUS-guided versus landmark-guided techniques for SBWGTT placement by veterinary students and assess associated complications.
Crossover randomized study with 30 second-, third-, and fourth-year DVM students
Training included online and hands-on components before cadaver experimentation
Placement time and complications were recorded in canine cadavers infused with air and fluid
LPE SBWGTT placement was significantly faster than UPE (5.2 min vs. 7.9 min, p=0.0083)
LPN placement was faster than both UPN and UPE (4.6 min vs. 9.0 min, p < 0.0001; p = 0.0009)
Novices reported higher confidence in placement accuracy using POCUS techniques compared to landmark methods (UPN 7.2 vs. LPN 4.4, p=0.0232)

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Randomized trial assesses SBWGTT placement techniques in canine cadavers by veterinary students, indicating differing effectiveness and confidence levels.

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