Development and validation of metrics for assessment of ultrasound-guided fascial block skills^☆.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As few anaesthetists provide lumbar erector spinae block for disc surgery, there is a need to provide training to enable a randomised controlled trial investigating analgesia after painful spinal surgery (NIHR153170). The primary objective of the study was to develop and measure the construct validity of a checklist for assessment of skills in performing lumbar and thoracic erector spinae fascial plane injection using soft-embalmed Thiel cadavers.

Methods

Twenty-four UK consultant regional anaesthetists completed two iterations of a Delphi questionnaire. The final checklist consisted of 11 steps conducive to best practice. Thereafter, we validated the checklist by comparing the performance of 12 experts with 12 novices, each performing lumbar and thoracic erector

SUBMITTER: McLeod G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443131 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature