Assessment of Didactic Transesophageal Echocardiography Education During Anesthesia Residency.
Transesophageal echocardiography
curriculum
echocardiography
resident education
Journal
The journal of education in perioperative medicine : JEPM
ISSN: 2333-0406
Titre abrégé: J Educ Perioper Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101122652
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
entrez:
23
11
2020
pubmed:
24
11
2020
medline:
24
11
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Transesophageal echocardiography can be a useful monitor during noncardiac surgery, in patients with comorbidities and/or undergoing procedures associated with substantial hemodynamic changes. The goal of this study was to investigate if transesophageal-echocardiography-related knowledge could be acquired during anesthesia residency. After institutional review board approval, a prospective observational study was performed in two anesthesiology residency programs. After a 41-week didactic transesophageal-echocardiography-education curriculum residents' exam scores were compared to baseline. The educators' examination was validated against the National Board of Echocardiography's Examination of Special Competence in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography. After the 41-week course, clinical anesthesia (CA)-3 exam scores increased 12% compared to baseline ( The 41-week course resulted in significant increases in exam scores in all 3 CA-classes. While didactic knowledge can be learned by anesthesiology residents during training, it requires significant time and effort. It is important to educate residents in echocardiography, to prepare them for board examinations and to care for the increasingly older and sicker patient population. Further work needs to be done to determine optimal methods to provide such education.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Transesophageal echocardiography can be a useful monitor during noncardiac surgery, in patients with comorbidities and/or undergoing procedures associated with substantial hemodynamic changes. The goal of this study was to investigate if transesophageal-echocardiography-related knowledge could be acquired during anesthesia residency.
METHODS
METHODS
After institutional review board approval, a prospective observational study was performed in two anesthesiology residency programs. After a 41-week didactic transesophageal-echocardiography-education curriculum residents' exam scores were compared to baseline. The educators' examination was validated against the National Board of Echocardiography's Examination of Special Competence in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography.
RESULTS
RESULTS
After the 41-week course, clinical anesthesia (CA)-3 exam scores increased 12% compared to baseline (
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The 41-week course resulted in significant increases in exam scores in all 3 CA-classes. While didactic knowledge can be learned by anesthesiology residents during training, it requires significant time and effort. It is important to educate residents in echocardiography, to prepare them for board examinations and to care for the increasingly older and sicker patient population. Further work needs to be done to determine optimal methods to provide such education.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33225014
doi: 10.46374/volxxii-issue3-Goldstein
pmc: PMC7664599
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
E644Informations de copyright
© 2020 Society for Education in Anesthesia.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of interest: Nikolaos J. Skubas, MD, DSc, is a member of the National Board of Echocardiography’s writing committee for the Basic Examination in Transesophageal Echocardiography.
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