Evaluation of junior doctors' retention of knowledge and skills after simulation training in shockable rhythm cardiac arrest in a low-resource setting in Nepal

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Aims: To test junior doctors' abilities to retain advanced life support psychomotor skills and theoretical knowledge in management of shockable rhythm cardiac arrest.

Methods: A repeated measure pre-post study design was used with 43 junior doctors, recruited after notifying them with robust method of attraction through flyers, brochures, email and phone calls. Written and performance tests, initial pre-test, immediate post-training, 30-days post-training and 60-days post-training, using simulation-based scenarios with a low-fidelity manikin were used with recording performance of ALS.

Instrumentation: Resuscitation Council UK ALS algorithms and guidelines1 were used in a simulated testing environment.

Results: There was a highly significant improvement in knowledge immediately after training (p < 0.00), with a net gain of marks from a mean value of 63.2% before training to 87.7% after training by 24.5% (95% CI 19.4, 29.6).There was a gradual decline of retained knowledge with time from immediate post-training over, 30-days and 60-days post-training (p < 0.00). The simulation pre-training assessments and immediate post-training assessments results were statistically significant (p < .00). The mean difference was 44.1% (95% CI 50.11, 38.10). There was a statistically significant decline of the competency with time (p < .00). Unlike for the knowledge test, the drop was significant on the 30th day (p < .00) with a mean difference of -10.5% (95% CI -13.55, -7.40).

Conclusion: The training of junior doctors in shockable rhythm cardiac arrest in a low resource setting, improved knowledge and skills in the participants after training. However, retention of knowledge declined at 30 days and more significantly after 60 days and retention of skill was declined more significantly at 30 days.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Resuscitation plus - 15(2023) vom: 25. Sept., Seite 100448

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shrestha, Rojina [VerfasserIn]
Indrasena, Buddhike Sri Harsha [VerfasserIn]
Subedi, Prakash [VerfasserIn]
Lamsal, Dayaram [VerfasserIn]
Moulton, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Aylott, Jill [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Advanced Life Support
Cardiac arrest
Defibrillation
Journal Article
Junior doctors
Shockable rhythm
Simulation
Training

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Date Revised 01.09.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100448

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361477325