Comparisons of two diaphragm ultrasound-teaching programs: a multicenter randomized controlled educational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to ascertain whether (1) an educational program is sufficient to achieve adequate Diaphragm Ultrasound (DUS) assessments on healthy volunteers and (2) combining a video tutorial with a practical session is more effective in making learners capable to obtain accurate DUS measurements, as opposed to sole video tutorial.

Results

We enrolledstep 1: 172 volunteers naïve to ultrasound. After watching a video tutorial, a questionnaire was administered and considered to be passed when at least 70% of the questions were correctly answered. Course participants who passed the theoretical test were randomized to either intervention or control group. Learners randomized to the interventional group underwent to a practical training, tutored by an expert, before

SUBMITTER: Garofalo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6775177 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature