Effect of Anesthesia Equipment Position on Anesthesiologists' Performance
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Simualted laryngospasm crisis.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Anesthesia Ergonomics, Anesthesia Airway Management, Simulation in Training Center. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Effect of Anesthesia Equipment Position on Anesthesiologists' Crisis Management and Bag-valve-mask Ventilation Using Full Scale Simulation.
Overview
The purpose of this study is to determine if the position of the anesthesia machine affects the ability of anesthesiologists to manage a crisis situation and perform critical tasks. Participants will be asked to manage a simulated crisis situation using a manikin in the operating room. The anesthesia machine will be positioned either in an "optimal" or "awkward" manner for the anesthesiologist. The session will be video recorded and then analysed for various outcomes that reflect the anesthesiologist's performance. Participants will also perform a critical task, bag-valve-mask ventilation, on a manikin with the anesthesia machine in the optimal and awkward positions. The effectiveness of ventilation in each position will be compared. The results of this study may have implications for patient safety.
Interventions
- Behavioral Simualted laryngospasm crisis
An acute laryngospasm scenario will be simulated in a pediatric manikin
Primary outcome measures
- Crisis performance [Time frame: Measured during the crisis scenario, average time is 5 minutes]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
- Time metrics [Time frame: Measured during the crisis scenario, average time is 5 minutes]
- Case management score [Time frame: Measured during the crisis scenario, average time is 5 minutes]
- Ergonomic/motor metrics [Time frame: Measured during the crisis scenario, average time is 5 minutes]
- Workload measurement metrics [Time frame: Questionnaire is completed after the participation in the crisis scenario is completed. The questionnaire will take an average of 10 minutes to complete.]
- Minute ventilation [Time frame: Measured during the crisis scenario, average time is 5 minutes]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- All Department of Anesthesia residents (PGY4 or 5), fellows and staff are eligible to participate.
Exclusion criteria
- Unwillingness to complete the simulated crisis and complete study questionnaires
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07518849 · 4200