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Comparisons of two diaphragm ultrasound-teaching programs: a multicenter randomized controlled educational study

Authors :
Eugenio Garofalo
Andrea Bruni
Corrado Pelaia
Giovanni Landoni
Alberto Zangrillo
Massimo Antonelli
Giorgio Conti
Daniele Guerino Biasucci
Giovanna Mercurio
Andrea Cortegiani
Antonino Giarratano
Luigi Vetrugno
Tiziana Bove
Francesco Forfori
Francesco Corradi
Rosanna Vaschetto
Gianmaria Cammarota
Marinella Astuto
Paolo Murabito
Valentina Bellini
Massimo Zambon
Federico Longhini
Paolo Navalesi
Elena Bignami
Source :
The Ultrasound Journal, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
SpringerOpen, 2019.

Abstract

Abstract Background This study aims to ascertain whether (1) an educational program is sufficient to achieve adequate Diaphragm Ultrasound (DUS) assessments on healthy volunteers and (2) combining a video tutorial with a practical session is more effective in making learners capable to obtain accurate DUS measurements, as opposed to sole video tutorial. Results We enrolledstep 1: 172 volunteers naïve to ultrasound. After watching a video tutorial, a questionnaire was administered and considered to be passed when at least 70% of the questions were correctly answered. Course participants who passed the theoretical test were randomized to either intervention or control group. Learners randomized to the interventional group underwent to a practical training, tutored by an expert, before accessing DUS examination. Participants randomized to the control group directly accessed DUS examination, without any practical training. DUS measurements by learners and tutors were recorded and checked for accuracy, according to predefined criteria. Detection of both acoustic windows and accurate DUS assessment was achieved by 83.7% learners of the intervention group while 3.5% only among controls (p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25248987
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
The Ultrasound Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f0943857035142428ad517fa9c120437
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-019-0137-4