• BMC anesthesiology · Feb 2022

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    A novel algorithm-driven hybrid simulation learning method to improve acquisition of endotracheal intubation skills: a randomized controlled study.

    • Aida Mankute, Laima Juozapaviciene, Justinas Stucinskas, Zilvinas Dambrauskas, Paulius Dobozinskas, Elizabeth Sinz, David L Rodgers, Mantas Giedraitis, and Dinas Vaitkaitis.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania. Aida.Mankute@lsmuni.lt.
    • BMC Anesthesiol. 2022 Feb 8; 22 (1): 42.

    BackgroundSimulation-based training is a clinical skill learning method that can replicate real-life situations in an interactive manner. In our study, we compared a novel hybrid learning method with conventional simulation learning in the teaching of endotracheal intubation.MethodsOne hundred medical students and residents were randomly divided into two groups and were taught endotracheal intubation. The first group of subjects (control group) studied in the conventional way via lectures and classic simulation-based training sessions. The second group (experimental group) used the hybrid learning method where the teaching process consisted of distance learning and small group peer-to-peer simulation training sessions with remote supervision by the instructors. After the teaching process, endotracheal intubation (ETI) procedures were performed on real patients under the supervision of an anesthesiologist in an operating theater. Each step of the procedure was evaluated by a standardized assessment form (checklist) for both groups.ResultsThirty-four subjects constituted the control group and 43 were in the experimental group. The hybrid group (88%) showed significantly better ETI performance in the operating theater compared with the control group (52%). Further, all hybrid group subjects (100%) followed the correct sequence of actions, while in the control group only 32% followed proper sequencing.ConclusionsWe conclude that our novel algorithm-driven hybrid simulation learning method improves acquisition of endotracheal intubation with a high degree of acceptability and satisfaction by the learners' as compared with classic simulation-based training.© 2022. The Author(s).

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