TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid decay of transthoracic echocardiography skills at 1 month
T2 - A prospective observational study
AU - Yamamoto, Ryo
AU - Clanton, David
AU - Willis, Ross E.
AU - Jonas, Rachelle Babbitt
AU - Cestero, Ramon F.
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - Objective: Focused transthoracic echocardiography (FTTE) is an emerging tool in the management of critically ill patients, but the lack of adequate training models has limited the expansion of this technology. Although basic FTTE training courses have been shown to be sufficient in developing echocardiography skills, limited data exist regarding skill retention. In an effort to develop an adequate FTTE training model, we sought to determine the degree of skill retention after FTTE training. Design: A prospective, observational study. Setting: An academic center. Participants: Surgical residents and medical students: 31 subjects were enrolled from February to June 2016. Results: Participants underwent a 2-hour FTTE course including didactics and a hands-on session measuring ejection fraction of left ventricle (LV) and inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter. Written knowledge and performance examinations applying FTTE were conducted before the course, immediately after, and at 1- and 3-month intervals, which were evaluated on a 0 to 9 scale and analyzed with paired t-tests. Performance examination scores obtaining the LV and IVC views preinitial and postinitial training increased from 1.7 to 6.5 (LV) and from 2.0 to 6.8 (IVC) (p < 0.01), decreased to 5.0 and 4.8, respectively, at 1 month (posttraining vs 1 month, p < 0.01), and did not significantly change at 3 months (5.4 and 5.0, respectively). Written examination scores increased from 42% to 62% (pretraining vs posttraining, p < 0.01), decreased to 48% in 1 month (posttraining vs 1 month, p < 0.01), and further decreased to 34% at 3 months (1 month vs 3 month, p < 0.01). Conclusions: Although a short training course appears sufficient to impart basic FTTE skills and knowledge, skills are significantly decayed at 1 month and knowledge continually decreases at 1 and 3 months. Future FTTE training models should consider the rapid degradation of knowledge and skills in determining frequency of refresher training and ongoing evaluation.
AB - Objective: Focused transthoracic echocardiography (FTTE) is an emerging tool in the management of critically ill patients, but the lack of adequate training models has limited the expansion of this technology. Although basic FTTE training courses have been shown to be sufficient in developing echocardiography skills, limited data exist regarding skill retention. In an effort to develop an adequate FTTE training model, we sought to determine the degree of skill retention after FTTE training. Design: A prospective, observational study. Setting: An academic center. Participants: Surgical residents and medical students: 31 subjects were enrolled from February to June 2016. Results: Participants underwent a 2-hour FTTE course including didactics and a hands-on session measuring ejection fraction of left ventricle (LV) and inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter. Written knowledge and performance examinations applying FTTE were conducted before the course, immediately after, and at 1- and 3-month intervals, which were evaluated on a 0 to 9 scale and analyzed with paired t-tests. Performance examination scores obtaining the LV and IVC views preinitial and postinitial training increased from 1.7 to 6.5 (LV) and from 2.0 to 6.8 (IVC) (p < 0.01), decreased to 5.0 and 4.8, respectively, at 1 month (posttraining vs 1 month, p < 0.01), and did not significantly change at 3 months (5.4 and 5.0, respectively). Written examination scores increased from 42% to 62% (pretraining vs posttraining, p < 0.01), decreased to 48% in 1 month (posttraining vs 1 month, p < 0.01), and further decreased to 34% at 3 months (1 month vs 3 month, p < 0.01). Conclusions: Although a short training course appears sufficient to impart basic FTTE skills and knowledge, skills are significantly decayed at 1 month and knowledge continually decreases at 1 and 3 months. Future FTTE training models should consider the rapid degradation of knowledge and skills in determining frequency of refresher training and ongoing evaluation.
KW - bedside ultrasound
KW - critical care ultrasound
KW - echocardiography
KW - Medical Knowledge
KW - Patient Care
KW - Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
KW - ultrasound training
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.07.011
DO - 10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.07.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 28736288
AN - SCOPUS:85025461688
SN - 1931-7204
VL - 75
SP - 503
EP - 509
JO - Journal of Surgical Education
JF - Journal of Surgical Education
IS - 2
ER -