Evidence · Randomised trial
Low-cost versus high-fidelity pediatric simulators for difficult airway management training: a randomized study in continuing medical education.
- Airway
- Difficult airway
- Education and simulation
- Intubation
- Medical
- Professional practice
Summary
A randomised study comparing a high-fidelity infant simulator with a low-cost inert manikin paired with simulation software for paediatric difficult airway management training. Participants were anaesthetists and emergency or intensive care physicians trained in small teams across two difficult intubation scenarios. Simulation quality, non-technical skills and educational quality scores were assessed immediately and at 3 and 6 months, with no differences found between groups. The authors suggest the low-cost option as an alternative for continuing medical education.
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