• E Ogilvie, A Vlachou, M Edsell, S N Fletcher, O Valencia, M Meineri, and V Sharma.
• Department of Anaesthesia, St George's Hospital, London, UK.
• Anaesthesia. 2015 Mar 1;70(3):330-5.

AbstractIn recent years, the use of transoesophageal echocardiography has increased in anaesthesia and intensive care. We explored the impact of two different teaching methods on the ability of echocardiography-naïve subjects to identify cardiac anatomy associated with the 20 standard transoesophageal echocardiography imaging planes, and assessed trainees' satisfaction with these methods of training. Fifty-two subjects were randomly assigned to one of two groups: a simulation-based and a theatre-based teaching group. Subjects undertook video-based tests comprised of 20 multiple choice questions on echocardiography views before and after receiving echocardiography teaching. Subjects in simulation- and theatre-based teaching groups scored 40% (30-40 [20-50])% and 35% (30-40 [15-55])% in the pre-test, respectively (p = 0.52). Following echocardiography teaching, subjects within both groups improved upon their pre-test knowledge (p < 0.001). Subjects in the simulation-based teaching group significantly outperformed their theatre-based group counterparts in the post-intervention test (p = 0.0002).© 2014 The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.

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