Ultrasound in anesthesiology in the Nordic countries-Protocol of an international survey on availability, frequency of use, operator training, and certification.

Autor: Nielsen MS; Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lillebaelt University Hospital, Kolding, Denmark.; Research Unit of Medical Education, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.; Department of Regional Health Research, Region of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark., Grejs AM; Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark., Nielsen AB; Research Unit of Medical Education, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.; Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Odense University Hospital, Svendborg, Denmark., Konge L; Research Unit of Medical Education, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.; Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation, Center for HR & Education, The Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark., Brøchner AC; Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lillebaelt University Hospital, Kolding, Denmark.; Department of Regional Health Research, Region of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica [Acta Anaesthesiol Scand] 2024 Jun 28. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 28.
DOI: 10.1111/aas.14482
Abstrakt: Background: Over the past decade, ultrasound utilization has increased within anesthesia and intensive care medicine, enhancing patient safety and diagnostic accuracy. However, the frequency of ultrasound usage and operator training in the Nordic countries remain unclear. This project aims to perform a survey on ultrasound availability, daily clinical use, and how ultrasound skills are trained and assessed, among anesthesiologists.
Methods: This online cross-sectional survey will include anesthesiologists from the Nordic countries. The survey will adhere to the CROSS checklist. Survey items will be developed based on a formative model with a conceptual model, consisting of three main parts, including demographics, ultrasound machines and use, and skills development and assessment. The clinical relevance of items will be secured by including anesthesiologists of various levels of experience in the development of the survey. Furthermore, experienced researchers in medical education will participate in the development, contributing with relevant medical educational perspectives. Data will be summarized using a non-parametric descriptive approach. A chi-squared test will examine relevant relationships between certain answers.
Results: Results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at relevant scientific conferences and meetings.
Conclusion: This study may find a high availability of ultrasound machines and frequent use in the clinical departments. Despite this expected daily use of ultrasound, missing standardized structured skills acquisition and assessment could be uncovered. The results of this study may contribute to mapping various aspects of clinical ultrasound and skills development for further use in research.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Foundation.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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