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Variable Learning Curve of Basic Rigid Bronchoscopy in Trainees.

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Mahmood, K; Wahidi, MM; Shepherd, RW; Argento, AC; Yarmus, LB; Lee, H; Shojaee, S; Berkowitz, DM; Van Nostrand, K; Lamb, CR; Shofer, SL ...
Published in: Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases
January 2021

Despite increased use of rigid bronchoscopy (RB) for therapeutic indications and recommendations from professional societies to use performance-based competency, an assessment tool has not been utilized to measure the competency of trainees to perform RB in clinical settings.The aim of the study was to evaluate a previously developed assessment tool - Rigid Bronchoscopy Tool for Assessment of Skills and Competence (RIGID-TASC) - for determining the RB learning curve of interventional pulmonary (IP) trainees in the clinical setting and explore the variability of learning curve of trainees.IP fellows at 4 institutions were enrolled. After preclinical simulation training, all RBs performed in patients were scored by faculty using RIGID-TASC until competency threshold was achieved. Competency threshold was defined as unassisted RB intubation and navigation through the central airways on 3 consecutive patients at the first attempt with a minimum score of 89. A regression-based model was devised to construct and compare the learning curves.Twelve IP fellows performed 178 RBs. Trainees reached the competency threshold between 5 and 24 RBs, with a median of 15 RBs (95% CI, 6-21). There were differences among trainees in learning curve parameters including starting point, slope, and inflection point, as demonstrated by the curve-fitting model. Subtasks that required the highest number of procedures (median = 10) to gain competency included ability to intubate at the first attempt and intubation time of <60 s.Trainees acquire RB skills at a variable pace, and RIGID-TASC can be used to assess learning curve of IP trainees in clinical settings.

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Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases

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EISSN

1423-0356

ISSN

0025-7931

Publication Date

January 2021

Volume

100

Issue

6

Start / End Page

530 / 537

Related Subject Headings

  • Teacher Training
  • Respiratory System
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Prospective Studies
  • Male
  • Learning Curve
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Clinical Competence
 

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Mahmood, K., Wahidi, M. M., Shepherd, R. W., Argento, A. C., Yarmus, L. B., Lee, H., … Davoudi, M. (2021). Variable Learning Curve of Basic Rigid Bronchoscopy in Trainees. Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases, 100(6), 530–537. https://doi.org/10.1159/000514627
Journal cover image

Published In

Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases

DOI

EISSN

1423-0356

ISSN

0025-7931

Publication Date

January 2021

Volume

100

Issue

6

Start / End Page

530 / 537

Related Subject Headings

  • Teacher Training
  • Respiratory System
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Prospective Studies
  • Male
  • Learning Curve
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Clinical Competence