British journal of anaesthesia
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Knowledge retention after simulated crisis: importance of independent practice and simulated mortality.
Simulation is an important component of postgraduate medical education, but optimal parameters for simulation are not known. Managing simulations independently and allowing simulated morbidity and mortality have been shown to improve follow-up performance in simulation. We hypothesised that allowing simulated mortality improves performance in follow-up simulations more than independent practice. ⋯ Independence and the potential for simulated mortality have a greater impact on performance in follow-up simulations when combined than either factor alone.