The role of WhatsApp™ in pediatric difficult airway management: A study from the PeDI Collaborative
Authors' conclusion
The PeDI-C WhatsApp™ group has facilitated timely knowledge exchange on pediatric difficult airway management across the world.
Study context
- Population
- Archived discussion of the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Collaborative (PeDI-C) WhatsApp™ group on pediatric difficult airway management, 2014 to 2019, and its membersmessages reviewed
- Participants
- 5,781 participants
- Outcome
- Patterns of use of the WhatsApp™ group, themes of messages and perceived usefulness by PeDI-C members
Methodological detailsinternational collaborative
- International collaborative
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Patterns of use
- Original stems
- 350 (6.0%)
- Advice seeking stems
- 98 (28%)
- Announcement stems
- 85 (24.2%)
- Clinical case-sharing stems
- 78 (22.2%)
- Median number of responses to original stems
- 9 [2-21.3]
- Seeking advice on medication/equipment: increased responses, regression coefficient
- 0.78 (95% CI 0.41-1.16; p < .0001)
- Seeking advice on patient care: increased responses, regression coefficient
- 1.16 (95% CI 0.86-1.45; p < .0001)
- Sharing advice on medication/equipment availability: increased responses, regression coefficient
- 0.87 (95% CI 0.33-1.40, p < .0016)
- Clinical case-sharing: increased responses, regression coefficient
- 1.2547 (95% CI 0.9401-1.5693, p < .0001)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Perceived usefulness (member survey)
- Members who responded to the survey
- 46/64
- Members finding the discussion translatable into own clinical practice
- 77%
- Replies offering advice on patient management scenarios of most interest
Original publication
The role of WhatsApp™ in pediatric difficult airway management: A study from the PeDI Collaborative. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 16 September 2023. doi:10.
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