Using structured progress to measure competence in flexible bronchoscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Flexible bronchoscopy is a core invasive procedure in pulmonary medicine and training in the procedure is mandatory. Diagnostic completeness and procedure time have been identified as useful measures of competence. No outcome measures have been developed regarding navigational path in bronchoscopy to assess whether the bronchial segments have been identified in an arbitrary or structured order. We investigated whether a new outcome measure for structured progression could be used to assess competency in flexible bronchoscopy.

Methods

The study was designed as a prospective comparative study. Twelve novices, eleven intermediates, and ten expert bronchoscopy operators completed three full bronchoscopies in a simulated setting on a phantom. The following outcome meas

SUBMITTER: Cold KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7711376 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature