Anesthesiologists' skills in emergency cricothyroidotomy mandate a brush‐up training after 3 months—A randomized controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
Exposure to simulation-based brush-up training in emergency cricothyroidotomy improved anesthesiologists' technical performance and was overall retained after 3 months.
Study context
- Population
- Specialist-trained anesthesiologists from three hospitals in the Region of Southern Denmark performing mannequin-based emergency cricothyroidotomy
- Participants
- 54 participants · 3 hospitals
- Comparison
- Simulation-based brush-up vs no brush-up
- Interventionn = 27
- Controln = 27reference
- Primary endpoint
- Technical skills in emergency cricothyroidotomy (structured assessment: time, positioning, palpation, instrument use, stepwise progression)
Methodological detailsmulticentre, simulation-based, blinded rater
- Multicentre
- Simulation-based
- Blinded rater
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Initial tests
Initial tests
Total score per minute (mean, SD 4.91), points Intervention 15.9
Passing both initial tests Intervention 93% · Control 15%
Total score per minute (mean, SD 4.68) Control 6.6
Further findings
- Retention tests after 3 months (intervention)
- 48.9 · s
- Retention tests after 3 months (intervention) — Performance time retained
- p = .26
- Retention tests after 3 months (intervention) — Total score per minute retained
- p = .094
- Retention tests after 3 months (intervention) — Passing the tests retained
- p = .059
Original publication
Anesthesiologists' skills in emergency cricothyroidotomy mandate a brush‐up training after 3 months—A randomized controlled trial. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 20 September 2023. doi:10.
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