[en] In this study, we compared two different training simulators (the computer screen-based simulator versus the full-scale simulator) with respect to training effectiveness in anesthesia residents. Participants were evaluated in the management of a simulated preprogrammed scenario of anaphylactic shock using two variables: treatment score and diagnosis time. Our results showed that simulators can contribute significantly to the improvement of performance but that learning in treating simulated crisis situations such as anaphylactic shock did not significantly vary between full-scale and computer screen-based simulators. Consequently, the initial decision on whether to use a full-scale or computer screen-based training simulator should be made on the basis of cost and learning objectives rather than on the basis of technical or fidelity criteria. Our results support the contention that screen-based simulators are good devices to acquire technical skills of crisis management. Mannequin-based simulators would probably provide better training for behavioral aspects of crisis management, such as communication, leadership, and interpersonal conflicts, but this was not tested in the current study. IMPLICATIONS: We compared two different training simulators (computer screen-based versus full-scale) for training anesthesia residents to better document the effectiveness of such devices as training tools. This is an important issue, given the extensive use and the high cost of mannequin-based simulators in anesthesiology.
Disciplines :
Anesthesia & intensive care
Author, co-author :
Nyssen, Anne-Sophie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de personne et société > Ergonomie et intervention au travail
Larbuisson, Robert ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Anesthésie et réanimation
Janssens, Marc ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Anesthésie et réanimation
Pendeville, P.; Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (Bruxelles) > department of anesthesiology
Mayne, A.; Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (Bruxelles) > department of anesthesiology
Language :
English
Title :
A comparison of the training value of two types of anesthesia simulators: Computer screen-based and mannequin-based simulators
Publication date :
June 2002
Journal title :
Anesthesia and Analgesia
ISSN :
0003-2999
eISSN :
1526-7598
Publisher :
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, United States - Pennsylvania
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