The Annals of thoracic surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Bronchoscopy simulator effectively prepares junior residents to competently perform basic clinical bronchoscopy.
Teaching procedural skills in a clinical setting is becoming increasingly difficult. Simulators can provide safe and inexpensive skills training. This randomized study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a bronchoscopy simulator in teaching clinical bronchoscopy. ⋯ One hour of training with the bronchoscopic simulator effectively taught residents basic bronchoscopy and familiarity with airway anatomy. Residents using the trainer performed first-time bronchoscopy nearly as competently as residents experienced with bronchoscopy.