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From bench to bedside: Development of low-cost, locally fabricated procedural simulation trainers at a hospital-based innovation centre in Pakistan.

  • Muhammad Abbas Raza1
  • Mohammad Bilawal Khan2
  • Ayaan Ali Qureshi1
  • Ghalib Ali3
  • Ghansham Bhagwan Das3
  • Abdul Ameen3
  • Selina Hasan3
  • Faisal Wasim Ismail3
  1. 1Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.
  2. 2Medical College, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.
  3. 3Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CIME), Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.
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Abstract

Background

Simulation-based medical education is central to procedural skills training, but commercial simulators remain financially inaccessible to many institutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CIME) at Aga Khan University, Pakistan, developed four low-cost, locally fabricated procedural simulation trainers to address this gap.Methods

This technical innovation report describes the design, material selection, fabrication methodology, and cost analysis of a Fiberoptic Intubation Box, a Heel Prick Simulator, a Haemorrhoid Ligation Simulator, and a Caesarean-Section Laparotomy Model, developed using locally available or repurposed materials through faculty-guided iterative prototyping.Results

Each device achieved greater than 95% cost reduction versus commercial equivalents, including a reduction from USD $12,000 to USD $4 for the laparotomy model, while retaining features supporting authentic procedural practice.Conclusions

These devices demonstrate that LMICs can develop high-utility procedural simulators at a fraction of commercial cost, with open-access blueprints enabling global replication.

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@article{raza2026from,
  title = {{From bench to bedside: Development of low-cost, locally fabricated procedural simulation trainers at a hospital-based innovation centre in Pakistan.}},
  author = {Muhammad Abbas Raza and Mohammad Bilawal Khan and Ayaan Ali Qureshi and Ghalib Ali and Ghansham Bhagwan Das and Abdul Ameen and Selina Hasan and Faisal Wasim Ismail},
  journal = {Future healthcare journal},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1016/j.fhj.2026.100571},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42921279},
  note = {CC BY},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - From bench to bedside: Development of low-cost, locally fabricated procedural simulation trainers at a hospital-based innovation centre in Pakistan.
AU  - Muhammad Abbas Raza
AU  - Mohammad Bilawal Khan
AU  - Ayaan Ali Qureshi
AU  - Ghalib Ali
AU  - Ghansham Bhagwan Das
AU  - Abdul Ameen
AU  - Selina Hasan
AU  - Faisal Wasim Ismail
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/06
JO  - Future healthcare journal
DO  - 10.1016/j.fhj.2026.100571
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42921279
AB  - Background  Simulation-based medical education is central to procedural skills training, but commercial simulators remain financially inaccessible to many institutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CIME) at Aga Khan University, Pakistan, developed four low-cost, locally fabricated procedural simulation trainers to address this gap.Methods  This technical innovation report describes the design, material selection, fabrication methodology, and cost analysis of a Fiberoptic Intubation Box, a Heel Prick Simulator, a Haemorrhoid Ligation Simulator, and a Caesarean-Section Laparotomy Model, developed using locally available or repurposed materials through faculty-guided iterative prototyping.Results  Each device achieved greater than 95% cost reduction versus commercial equivalents, including a reduction from USD $12,000 to USD $4 for the laparotomy model, while retaining features supporting authentic procedural practice.Conclusions  These devices demonstrate that LMICs can develop high-utility procedural simulators at a fraction of commercial cost, with open-access blueprints enabling global replication.
SN  - 2514-6645
SN  - 2514-6653
ER  -