Foglia LM, Eubanks AA, Peterson LC, Hickey K, Hammons CB, Borgia LB, Light MR, Jackson A, Deering S. Creation and Evaluation of a Cesarean Section Simulator Training Program for Novice Obstetric Surgeons.
Cureus 2020;
12:e10324. [PMID:
33052285 PMCID:
PMC7546603 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.10324]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
We evaluated a novel simulation-based cesarean section training program to teach critical techniques for cesarean section and hemorrhage management. Methods: This was a prospective educational intervention. After Institutional Review Board approval, we recruited Obstetrics and Gynecology, Family Medicine, and General Surgery residents at three hospitals. All participants received didactic education. Participants were then randomized into two arms with one group to receive task-trainer based training and the other no training. Afterwards, all residents had their performance of a complete cesarean section and management of a post-partum hemorrhage evaluated on a high-fidelity simulator. Evaluators were blinded to randomization.
EXPERIENCE
Thirty-three participants were recruited between July 2017 and January 2019. There were 19 trainees in the control group and 14 in the intervention group. The intervention group scored significantly higher on performance of the cesarean delivery (p-value 0.007), hemorrhage management (p-value 0.0002), and overall skill (p-value 0.008). There were no differences in the other categories.
CONCLUSION
Participants trained with a combination of didactic education and task-trainers versus didactic education alone performed significantly better on all procedural aspects of a cesarean section and hemorrhage management on a high-fidelity simulator, demonstrating that simulation-based training allows trainees to gain procedural experience while decreasing patient risk.
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