High-fidelity simulation self-training enables novice bronchoscopists to acquire basic bronchoscopy skills comparable to their moderately and highly experienced counterparts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We sought to determine whether a self-training program on a high-fidelity flexible bronchoscopy (FB) simulator would allow residents who were novices in bronchoscopy to acquire competencies similar to those of experienced bronchoscopists as concerns the visualization of the bronchial tree and the identification of its anatomical elements.

Methods

We performed a prospective cohort study, categorizing bronchoscopists into three groups according to their experience level: novice (Group A, no FBs performed, n = 8), moderate (Group B, 30 ≤ FBs performed ≤200, n = 17) or high (Group C, > 200 FBs performed, n = 9). All were initially evaluated on their ability to perform on a high-fidelity FB simulator a complete visualization/identification of the bronchial tree in the

SUBMITTER: Veaudor M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6081833 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature