• Int J Obstet Anesth · Oct 2001

    Simulation as a training and assessment tool in the management of failed intubation in obstetrics.

    • M W Goodwin and G W French.
    • Northampton General Hospital, NHS Trust, Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5BD, UK. mickeygoodwin@hotmail.com
    • Int J Obstet Anesth. 2001 Oct 1;10(4):273-7.

    AbstractFailed intubation has been a serious problem in obstetric anaesthesia in the UK. The current study was designed to assess the use of the 'ACCESS' simulator (Anaesthetic Computer-Controlled Emergency Situation Simulator) to evaluate our trainees' performance in an obstetric failed intubation setting. Using a scoring system based on our department's failed intubation drill in obstetrics, 13 junior anaesthetists were recruited for the study and all took part in the simulation exercise. Six weeks later they were all tutored as a group or individually on the important points raised from their first simulations. Two weeks after that, 12 of the candidates were re-tested, and 11 scored better than their first time. The results were confidential and the authors ensured all feedback was of a positive nature. The study shows that a simulator may be a useful tool for assessment of performance in a simulated emergency situation when combined with practice and formal teaching.

      Pubmed     Full text   Copy Citation     Plaintext  

      Add institutional full text...

    Notes

     
    Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?
    300 characters remaining
    help        
    You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
    • Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as *italics*, _underline_ or **bold**.
    • Superscript can be denoted by <sup>text</sup> and subscript <sub>text</sub>.
    • Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines 1. 2. 3., hyphens - or asterisks *.
    • Links can be included with: [my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com)
    • Images can be included with: ![alt text](https://bestmedicaljournal.com/study_graph.jpg "Image Title Text")
    • For footnotes use [^1](This is a footnote.) inline.
    • Or use an inline reference [^1] to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document [^1]: This is a long footnote..

    hide…