TY - JOUR
T1 - Simulation training results in performance retention for the management of airway fires
T2 - A prospective observational study
AU - Eidelman Pozin, Inna
AU - Zabida, Amir
AU - Friedman, Zeev
AU - Ivry, Michal
AU - Friedman, Maria
AU - Zahavi, Guy
AU - Yahav Shafir, Dana D.
AU - Orkin, Dina
AU - Berkenstadt, Haim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - Given the severity of the consequences of operating room fires, it is recommended that every anaesthesiologist master fire safety protocols and periodically participate in operating room fire drills. The aim of the present study was to evaluate skill retention one year after an airway fire training programme. Anaesthesiology residents were evaluated using an airway fire simulation-based scenario one year after an educational programme that included a one-h long problem-based learning session, a simulation-based airway fire drill with debriefing, and a formal group discussion. The same simulation scenario was used for both the initial training and the one-year assessment. Thirty-eight anaesthesiology residents participated as pairs in the initial training programme. Of these, 36 participated in the evaluation a year later. Performance after one year was better than performance during the initial simulation. Time to removal of tracheal tube was 7.0 (4.0–12.8) s (median (interquartile range)) at the one-year assessment compared with 22.0 (18.5–52.5) s at the time of initial training (P < 0.001). Performance improvement was also demonstrated by a higher incidence of performance of crucial action items (cessation of airway gases, removal of sponges and pouring of saline), as well as shorter duration of time necessary to perform these tasks. After controlling the fire, the time to re-establish ventilation by bag-mask ventilation or intubation was shorter at one year: 18.0 (11.0–29.0) s, compared with initial training 54.0 s (36.2–69.8) s (P = 0.001). We conclude that skills are effectively retained for a year after an airway fire management training session.
AB - Given the severity of the consequences of operating room fires, it is recommended that every anaesthesiologist master fire safety protocols and periodically participate in operating room fire drills. The aim of the present study was to evaluate skill retention one year after an airway fire training programme. Anaesthesiology residents were evaluated using an airway fire simulation-based scenario one year after an educational programme that included a one-h long problem-based learning session, a simulation-based airway fire drill with debriefing, and a formal group discussion. The same simulation scenario was used for both the initial training and the one-year assessment. Thirty-eight anaesthesiology residents participated as pairs in the initial training programme. Of these, 36 participated in the evaluation a year later. Performance after one year was better than performance during the initial simulation. Time to removal of tracheal tube was 7.0 (4.0–12.8) s (median (interquartile range)) at the one-year assessment compared with 22.0 (18.5–52.5) s at the time of initial training (P < 0.001). Performance improvement was also demonstrated by a higher incidence of performance of crucial action items (cessation of airway gases, removal of sponges and pouring of saline), as well as shorter duration of time necessary to perform these tasks. After controlling the fire, the time to re-establish ventilation by bag-mask ventilation or intubation was shorter at one year: 18.0 (11.0–29.0) s, compared with initial training 54.0 s (36.2–69.8) s (P = 0.001). We conclude that skills are effectively retained for a year after an airway fire management training session.
KW - Airway anaesthesia
KW - assessment
KW - competence anaesthesia
KW - quality assurance anaesthesia
KW - simulation and skills anaesthesia
KW - teaching anaesthesia
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U2 - 10.1177/0310057X221113591
DO - 10.1177/0310057X221113591
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C2 - 36688353
AN - SCOPUS:85147424337
SN - 0310-057X
VL - 51
SP - 114
EP - 119
JO - Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
JF - Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
IS - 2
ER -