Cricothyrotomy Online: Quality Assessment of Educational Videos on YouTube.

education educational videos emergency cricothyrotomy online learning surgery videos

Journal

The American surgeon
ISSN: 1555-9823
Titre abrégé: Am Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0370522

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
07 Jun 2023
Historique:
medline: 7 6 2023
pubmed: 7 6 2023
entrez: 7 6 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Medical learners may use YouTube® videos to prepare for procedures. Videos are convenient and readily available, but without any uploading standards, their accuracy and quality for education are uncertain. We assessed the quality of emergency cricothyrotomy videos on YouTube through an expert panel of surgeons with objective quality metrics. A YouTube® search for "emergency cricothyrotomy" was performed and results were filtered to remove animations and lectures. The 4 most-viewed videos were sent to a panel of trauma surgeons for evaluation. An educational quality (EQ) score was generated for each video based on its ability to explain the procedure indications, orient the viewer to the patient, provide accurate narration, provide clear views of procedure, identify relevant instrumentation and anatomy, and explain critical maneuvers. Reviewers were also asked if safety concerns were present and encouraged to give feedback in a free-response field. Four surgical attendings completed the survey. The median EQ score was 6 on a 7-point scale (95% CI [6, 6]). All but one of the individual parameters had a median EQ score of 6 (95% CI: indications [3, 7], orientation [5, 7], narration [6, 7], clarity [6, 7], instruments [6, 7], anatomy [6, 6], critical maneuvers [5, 6]). Safety received a lower EQ score (5.5, 95% CI [2, 6]). The most-viewed cricothyrotomy videos were rated positively by surgical attendings. Still, it is necessary to know if medical learners can distinguish high from low quality videos. If not, this suggests a need for surgical societies to create high-quality videos that can be reliably and efficiently accessed on YouTube®.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Medical learners may use YouTube® videos to prepare for procedures. Videos are convenient and readily available, but without any uploading standards, their accuracy and quality for education are uncertain. We assessed the quality of emergency cricothyrotomy videos on YouTube through an expert panel of surgeons with objective quality metrics.
METHODS METHODS
A YouTube® search for "emergency cricothyrotomy" was performed and results were filtered to remove animations and lectures. The 4 most-viewed videos were sent to a panel of trauma surgeons for evaluation. An educational quality (EQ) score was generated for each video based on its ability to explain the procedure indications, orient the viewer to the patient, provide accurate narration, provide clear views of procedure, identify relevant instrumentation and anatomy, and explain critical maneuvers. Reviewers were also asked if safety concerns were present and encouraged to give feedback in a free-response field.
RESULTS RESULTS
Four surgical attendings completed the survey. The median EQ score was 6 on a 7-point scale (95% CI [6, 6]). All but one of the individual parameters had a median EQ score of 6 (95% CI: indications [3, 7], orientation [5, 7], narration [6, 7], clarity [6, 7], instruments [6, 7], anatomy [6, 6], critical maneuvers [5, 6]). Safety received a lower EQ score (5.5, 95% CI [2, 6]).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The most-viewed cricothyrotomy videos were rated positively by surgical attendings. Still, it is necessary to know if medical learners can distinguish high from low quality videos. If not, this suggests a need for surgical societies to create high-quality videos that can be reliably and efficiently accessed on YouTube®.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37285452
doi: 10.1177/00031348231183122
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

31348231183122

Auteurs

Margot E Day (ME)

School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Catherine H Zwemer (CH)

School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Ayal Z Pierce (AZ)

Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Karen Wanersdorfer (K)

Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Susan Kartiko (S)

Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Matthew LaPorta (M)

Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Babak Sarani (B)

Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Hope T Jackson (HT)

Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

Jordan M Estroff (JM)

Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

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