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Anesthesia and analgesia · Nov 2006
Comparative StudyEducating anesthesiology residents to perform percutaneous cricothyrotomy, retrograde intubation, and fiberoptic bronchoscopy using preserved cadavers.
- Kevin W Hatton, Seth Price, Lori Craig, and Jay S Grider.
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA. kwhatt2@email.uky.edu
- Anesth. Analg. 2006 Nov 1;103(5):1205-8.
AbstractExperience with invasive airway procedures may be difficult to obtain during residency training, and anesthesiologists may therefore be hesitant to use these life-saving techniques. We designed a prospective study to determine whether using embalmed cadavers to teach percutaneous cricothyrotomy (PC), retrograde intubation (RI), and fiberoptic intubation to anesthesiology residents would improve their perceived procedural confidence and ability. After demonstration of these techniques by experienced attending physicians, residents were allowed to practice, with instructor guidance, on the cadavers. Residents completed surveys before and after the workshop about their perceived confidence using these techniques. Eighteen residents attended the lecture workshop and completed surveys. The number of residents who reported that they would use PC increased from 0% to 78% (P
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