AB188. SOH26AB_0353. Development of a wearable 3D sentinel-skin flap model aimed at patient education, enhanced patient understanding, and optimised informed consent processes

Patient understanding remains a critical component of pre-operative counselling and a pillar of the informed consent process. Sentinel skin flap (SSF) transplantation is a form of vascularised composite allograft which is being trialled as a means of monitoring for and detecting acute rejection episodes in solid organ transplant recipients. The sentinel function of SSF grafts relies on the detection of a visible skin change. Achieving optimal levels of patient understanding can maximise the potential patient-led role in identifying SSF skin changes in the community. We aimed to describe the development of a wearable 1:1 SSF model with haptic skin inserts capable of mimicking physiological and rejection-like SSF appearances with the aim of enhancing patient understanding.