Evaluation of a bronchoscopy guidance system for bronchoscopy training, a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Conventional training in bronchoscopy is performed either on patients (apprenticeship model) or phantoms. While the former is associated with increased rate of patient complications, procedure time, and amount of sedation, the latter does not offer any form of feedback to the trainee. This paper presents a study which investigates whether a bronchoscopy guidance system may be a helpful tool for training of novice bronchoscopists. METHODS:A randomized controlled study with 48 medical students was carried out with two different groups (control and test group, each N = 24). Whereas the control group performed a conventional bronchoscopy on phantom the test group carried out an Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB) for tracking of the bronchoscopal tip in the bronchial syste

SUBMITTER: Follmann A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6868732 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature