ArticleAEM education and training2023
Retention of emergency cricothyroidotomy skills: A multicenter randomized controlled trial.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Hands-on Distance Simulation of Technical Skills: A Systematic Review.Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare · 2026Pooled it
- Skill retention of advanced airway techniques after simulation training - a randomized prospective study.BMC medical education · 2026Trial
- Ultrasound Use in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care in the Nordic Countries-An International Survey on Availability, Frequency of Use, Operator Training, and Assessment.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Airway Management in the ICU and Emergency Department in Resource-Limited Settings.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Training for pediatric cannot intubate cannot oxygenate: surgical airway should replace needle cricothyrotomy.Frontiers in disaster and emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Disaster Preparedness Among Physicians in Underdeveloped Regions of Southwestern China: A Cross-Sectional Study of Disaster Response Competencies, Training Needs, and Policy Implications.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2026Article
- Instantaneous Rigor Causing Trismus During Cardiac Arrest Requiring Emergency Surgical Airway: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Palpation Characteristics of an Instrumented Virtual Cricothyroidotomy Simulator.IEEE transactions on human-machine systems · 2025Article
- Training and assessment of skills in neuraxial space access: a scoping review of educational approaches to lumbar puncture, epidural anaesthesia, and spinal anaesthesia.British journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- Surgery and technical skill decay.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Review
- An investigation into emergency medicine resident cricothyrotomy competency: Is three the magic number?AEM education and training · 2023Article
- Retention of emergency cricothyroidotomy skills: A multicenter randomized controlled trial.AEM education and training · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Emergency cricothyroidotomy is the final approach to establishing a secure airway. The procedure is acute and highly infrequent, making it difficult to achieve and maintain competence in the clinic. Simulation-based training in emergency cricothyroidotomy is effective but it is unknown how often training should be repeated to maintain skills. This study aimed to assess novices' retention of technical skills in emergency cricothyroidotomy after completing SBT. Methods: Novices in emergency cricothyroidotomy completed a structured, simulation-based training program and were randomized to retention tests after 1, 3, or 6 months. Participants completed two emergency cricothyroidotomy tests at end-of-training and follow-up retention testing. Test performances were video recorded and evaluated by two experienced blinded raters using a structured assessment tool. Differences in the performances and the pass/fail rates were analyzed. Results: Eighty-two medical students from two different Danish universities were included from April 2021 to February 2022. Paired Conclusions: Novices' technical skills performance in emergency cricothyroidotomy decay significantly already after 1 month. This initial loss of skill seems to be stable until 3 months, after which there is a further significant loss of skills. Recurring training should be implemented for the benefit of patient safety and outcomes.
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