See One, Do One, Forget One: Early Skill Decay After Paracentesis Training.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Internal medicine residents perform paracentesis, but programs lack standard methods for assessing competence or maintenance of competence and instead rely on number of procedures completed. This study describes differences in resident competence in paracentesis over time.

Methods

From 2016 to 2017, internal medicine residents (n = 118) underwent paracentesis simulation training. Competence was assessed using the Paracentesis Competency Assessment Tool (PCAT), which combines a checklist, global scale, and entrustment score. The PCAT also delineates two categorical cut-point scores: the Minimum Passing Standard (MPS) and the Unsupervised Practice Standard (UPS). Residents were randomized to return to the simulation lab at 3 and 6 months (group A, n = 60) or only

SUBMITTER: Sall D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8131447 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature