ArticleBMJ open2021
Effectiveness of a simulation-based mastery learning to train clinicians on a novel cricothyrotomy procedure at an academic medical centre during a pandemic: a quasi-experimental cohort study.
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- Current Technical Skills Assessment Tools in Otolaryngology Residency: A Scoping Review.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2026Review
- Progress in educational theory and translational implementation of simulation-based education for healthcare professionals: an integrative analysis from theory to effectiveness.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- A Scoping Review of Quasi-experimental Studies on Simulation-Based Learning in Medical Education: Trends and Insights from the Last Decade.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2025Review
- Impact of simulation-based training on bougie-assisted cricothyrotomy technique: a quasi-experimental study.BMC medical education · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo develop and evaluate a simulation-based mastery learning (SBML) curriculum for cricothyrotomy using wet towels to suppress aerosolisation during a pandemic.
designQuasi-experimental, pre-post study.
settingTertiary care, academic medical centre in Chicago.
participantsEar, nose and throat and general surgery residents, fellows and attendings.
interventionCricothyroidotomy simulation-based mastery learning curriculum. OUTCOMES MEASURE: Pretest to posttest simulated cricothyrotomy skills checklist performance.
results37 of 41 eligible surgeons participated in the curriculum. Median pretest score was 72.5 (IQR 55.0-80.0) and 100.0 (IQR 98.8-100.0) for the posttest p<0.001. All participants scored at or above a minimum passing standard (93% checklist items correct) at posttest.
conclusionsUsing SBML is effective to quickly train clinicians to competently perform simulated cricothyrotomy during a pandemic.
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