Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
A randomized controlled trial of the impact of simulation-based training on resident performance during a simulated obstetric anesthesia emergency.
The percentage of patients having cesarean delivery (CD) under general anesthesia has decreased, which may have implications for residency training in anesthesiology. We undertook this study to assess the effect of focused simulation-based training on resident performance during a simulated general anesthetic for emergency CD. ⋯ Anesthesiology residents who underwent focused training on a simulator that included performance of a general anesthetic for emergency CD exhibited improved performance during a subsequent simulated anesthetic scenario compared with trainees who did not undergo such instruction.