An investigation into emergency medicine resident cricothyrotomy competency: Is three the magic number?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cricothyrotomy is a high-stakes emergency procedure. Because the procedure is rare, simulation is often used to train residents. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires performance of three cricothyrotomies during residency, but the optimal number of training repetitions is unknown. Additional repetitions beyond three could increase proficiency, though it is unknown whether there is a threshold beyond which there is no benefit to additional repetition. The objective of this study was to establish a minimum number of simulated cricothyrotomy attempts beyond which additional attempts did not increase proficiency.

Methods

This was a prospective, observational study conducted over 3 years at the simulation center of an academic emerge

SUBMITTER: Turner JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664393 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature