Table 1. Cost of the bench-top kidney transplant surgery simulator.
aSuture prices reflect the purchase of expired products from online vendors; bsurgical instruments and accessories were purchased from online vendors but can alternatively be borrowed for free from the operating room
| Quantity | Cost/unit ($) | Total cost ($) | |
| Bench-top kidney transplant surgery simulator materials | |||
| Reusables | |||
| Plastic box | 1 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Plastic mini-hooks | 4 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Kidney stress ball | 1 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Disposables | |||
| Penrose drain 1.27 x 45.72 cm | 1 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Penrose drain 0.64 x 45.72 cm | 1 | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| Total | 8 | 20.20 | |
| Sutures | |||
| Disposables | |||
| 5-0 Prolene suture with double-armed C1 needle (91 cm) | 4 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| 6-0 Prolene suture with double-armed C1 needle (76 cm) | 2 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Total | 6 | 6.00a | |
| Surgical instruments and accessories | |||
| Reusables | |||
| Castroviejo straight needle holder (17.78 cm) | 1 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Lambert-Kay vascular clamp (21.59 cm) | 1 | 20.00 | 20.00 |
| DeBakey angled vascular clamp (12.7 cm) | 2 | 10.00 | 20.00 |
| Gerald tissue forceps (20.32 cm) | 3 | 5.00 | 15.00 |
| Metzenbaum curved scissors (17.78 cm) | 1 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Potts 45° Scissors (19.05 cm) | 1 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Hemostat curved clamp (12.7 cm) | 5 | 5.00 | 25.00 |
| Rubber-shod clamp cover | 4 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Vessel loop | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Scalpel with 11 blade | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Gauze sponge (10 x 10 cm) | 1 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Total | 21 | 108.10b |