"Some Kind of Magic?" How Adaptive Experts Navigate Complexity in Pediatric Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Technological innovations hold great promise for enhancing clinical practice, especially in high-stakes settings. Although simulation-based education can help to develop skill proficiency, transferring skills into real-world high-stakes settings remains challenging. By investigating 'super-users'-exceptional performers who have successfully implemented new technologies in demanding contexts-this study zooms in on ultrasound-guided vascular access (UGVA) in young, awake, and often non-compliant children and aims to unravel complexities and strategies for successful performance in complex contexts.

Methods

Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, sensitized by concepts from expertise theory, we conducted incident-based interviews with 11 experts in pediatr

SUBMITTER: Humblet MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12617406 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature