• J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Nov 2022

    National Delphi Survey on Anesthesiology Resident Training in Perioperative Ultrasound.

    • Aidan Sharkey, John D Mitchell, Huma Fatima, Ruma R Bose, Ibrahim Quraishi, Sara E Neves, Robert Isaak, Vanessa T Wong, Feroze Mahmood, and Robina Matyal.
    • Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
    • J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 2022 Nov 1; 36 (11): 402240314022-4031.

    ObjectiveTo establish agreement among nationwide experts through a Delphi process on the key components of perioperative ultrasound and the recommended minimum number of examinations that should be performed by a resident upon graduation.DesignA prospective cross-sectional study.SettingA survey on multiinstitutional academic medical centers.ParticipantsAnesthesiology residency program directors and/or experts in perioperative ultrasound.InterventionsA list of components and examinations recommended for anesthesiology resident training in perioperative ultrasound was developed based on guidelines and 2 survey rounds among a steering committee of 10 experts. A questionnaire asking for a rating of each component on a 5-point Likert scale subsequently was sent to an expert panel of 120 anesthesiology residency program directors across the United States. An agreement of at least 70% of participants, rating a component as 4 or 5, was compulsory to list a component as essential for anesthesiology resident training in perioperative ultrasound.Measurements And Main ResultsThe nationwide survey's response rate was 62.5%, and agreement was reached after 2 Delphi rounds. The final list included 44 essential components for basic ultrasound physics and knobology, cardiac ultrasound, lung ultrasound, and ultrasound-guided vascular access. Agreement was not reached for abdominal ultrasound, gastric ultrasound, and ultrasound-guided airway assessment. Agreement for the recommended minimum number of examinations that should be performed by a resident upon graduation included 50 each for transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, and 20 each for lung ultrasound, ultrasound-guided central line, and ultrasound-guided arterial line placements.ConclusionsThe recommendations outlined in this survey can be used to establish standardized training for perioperative ultrasound by anesthesiology residency programs.Copyright © 2022. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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