Virtual Reality Training for Central Venous Catheter Placement: An Interventional Feasibility Study Incorporating Virtual Reality Into a Standard Training Curriculum of Novice Trainees
Authors' conclusion
This study underscores the potential of VR simulation as a complementary training tool for CVC placement rather than a substitution of standard manikin training.
Study context
- Population
- Junior first-year anesthesia residents (novice trainees); surveys of senior first-year anesthesia residents and cardiac anesthesia faculty
- Comparison
- Virtual reality (VR) simulation training integrated into standard manikin-based central venous catheter (CVC) placement training
- Outcome
- Novice trainees' satisfaction with VR training for CVC procedure
Methodological details3-part design: surveys, interventional study, pilot curriculum integration, single-centre, Single academic-affiliated medical center, December 2022 to August 2023
- 3-part design: surveys, interventional study, pilot curriculum integration
- Single-centre
- Single academic-affiliated medical center, December 2022 to August 2023
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Novice trainees' satisfaction with VR training
- High satisfaction and perceived usefulness with VR training, particularly in understanding procedural steps and developing spatial awareness
Further findings
Satisfaction with standard manikin-based training (faculty survey)
- Faculty concerned about residents' confidence and perceived knowledge in performing CVC placement independently
Pilot integration of VR training into curriculum
- Comparable training times; structured stepwise training modules emphasized to ensure completion of vital procedural steps
Original publication
Virtual Reality Training for Central Venous Catheter Placement: An Interventional Feasibility Study Incorporating Virtual Reality Into a Standard Training Curriculum of Novice Trainees. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 9 July 2024. doi:10.
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