Comparing Simulators Used in Fiber-optic Intubation Training Among Anesthesia Residents (NCT04027582) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Comparing Simulators Used in Fiber-optic Intubation Training Among Anesthesia Residents
Canada30 participantsStarted 2019-07-19
Plain-language summary
Thirty residents in Anesthesia, year one and year two ,and Emergency Medicine Residents, and Family Practice Anesthetists and Emergency residents will undergo teaching in fiber-optic intubation. One half of the group will be randomized to a low fidelity simulator which consists of a wooden block with a series of holes, and the other to a high fidelity simulator, called the ORSIM , which provides a computerised model of the airway. They will practice the procedural skill of fiber-optic intubation on their assigned simulators. Cumulative sum method (CUSUM) learning curves and procedural Entrusted Professional Activities will be obtained for each resident on their assigned simulator. Following this , all residents will undergo a procedural entrusted professional activity with regard to fiber-optic intubation on a low risk , consented patient. The results of the learning curves, Simulator entrusted professional activity and Patient entrusted professional activity will be compared to assess if there is a difference between the low fidelity and high fidelity simulator groups.
Who can participate
Age range
16 Years – 80 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
Participants:
* Anesthesia first and second year residents in the Competency-based Medical Education Anesthesia Residency program
* They must have less than five prior experiences in fiber-optic intubation.
Patient inclusion criteria:
* American Society of Anaesthesiologists classification one and two
* Normal airway anatomy.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patient exclusion criteria:
* Emergency surgery
* Risk of aspiration
* History of Malignant Hyperthermia
* History of succinylcholine Apnea.
* American Society of Anaesthesiologists grade greater than two
* Abnormal airway anatomy
* Morbid obesity
* Difficult bag mask ventilation.
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