Cognitive Aid for Anesthetic Preparation in An Emergency Situation: A Simulation-Based Study.

ABSTRACT: When anesthesia checklists and preparations are performed urgently, omissions may occur and be deleterious to the patient. The aim of this study was to evaluate in simulation the interest of a cognitive aid to effectively prepare an anesthetic room for an emergency. In a prospective single-center simulation-based study, 32 anesthesia residents had to prepare an anesthetic room in an emergency scenario, without cognitive aid in the first phase. Three months later (phase 2), they were randomly assigned to receive a cognitive aid (aid group) or no additional aid (control) and were involved in the same scenario. The primary outcome was the validation rate of each essential item in the first 5 min in phase 2. Eight items were significantly more frequently completed in the first 5 min in the aid

SUBMITTER: Rineau E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8700863 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature