RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A novel method for improving chest tube insertion skills among medical interns
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1007
OP 1012
DO 10.15537/smj.2017.10.21021
VO 38
IS 10
A1 Ozgur Tatli
A1 Suha Turkmen
A1 Melih Imamoglu
A1 Yunus Karaca
A1 Mustafa Cicek
A1 Metin Yadigaroglu
A1 Selen T. Bayrak
A1 Olgun Asik
A1 Murat Topbas
A1 Suleyman Turedi
YR 2017
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/38/10/1007.abstract
AB Objectives: To develop a low-cost biomaterial-covered chest tube simulation model and assess its possible usefulness for developing the chest tube insertion skills among medical interns.Methods: This mannequin-based interventional study was performed in a University hospital setting. We included 63 physicians performing emergency medicine internship at the Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey, between January 2015 and March 2015. A dummy was prepared for training simulation using a display mannequin. Medical interns received instruction concerning pneumothorax and the chest tube procedure. A total of 63 medical interns participating in this interventional study were asked to insert a chest tube in a biomaterial-covered mannequin. A senior trainee scored their performance using a check list and the mean of the total scores was calculated (21 items; total score, 42).Results: The mean procedural score was 40.9 ± 1.3 of a possible 42. The maximum score of 42 was achieved by 39.7% of the medical interns, while another 33.3% achieved a score of 41. Of the participants, 85% succeeded in inserting the tube via an appropriate technique, achieving a score of 40 or more.Conclusion: Our results indicated that this model could be useful for effective training of medical interns for chest tube insertion, which is an important skill in emergency medicine. This biomaterial-covered model is inexpensive and its use can potentially be widened to improve training methods without significant financial demand.