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Toy S, Shafiei SB, Ozsoy S, Abernathy J, Bozdemir E, Rau KK, Schwengel DA. Neurocognitive Correlates of Clinical Decision Making: A Pilot Study Using Electroencephalography. Brain Sci 2023; 13:1661. [PMID: 38137109 PMCID: PMC10741622 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13121661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The development of sound clinical reasoning, while essential for optimal patient care, can be quite an elusive process. Researchers typically rely on a self-report or observational measures to study decision making, but clinicians' reasoning processes may not be apparent to themselves or outside observers. This study explored electroencephalography (EEG) to examine neurocognitive correlates of clinical decision making during a simulated American Board of Anesthesiology-style standardized oral exam. Eight novice anesthesiology residents and eight fellows who had recently passed their board exams were included in the study. Measures included EEG recordings from each participant, demographic information, self-reported cognitive load, and observed performance. To examine neurocognitive correlates of clinical decision making, power spectral density (PSD) and functional connectivity between pairs of EEG channels were analyzed. Although both groups reported similar cognitive load (p = 0.840), fellows outperformed novices based on performance scores (p < 0.001). PSD showed no significant differences between the groups. Several coherence features showed significant differences between fellows and residents, mostly related to the channels within the frontal, between the frontal and parietal, and between the frontal and temporal areas. The functional connectivity patterns found in this study could provide some clues for future hypothesis-driven studies in examining the underlying cognitive processes that lead to better clinical reasoning.
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- Serkan Toy
- Departments of Basic Science Education & Health Systems and Implementation Science, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA;
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- Intelligent Cancer Care Laboratory, Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA;
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA;
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- Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA;
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- Department of Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA;
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA;
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Toy S, Huh DD, Materi J, Nanavati J, Schwengel DA. Use of neuroimaging to measure neurocognitive engagement in health professions education: a scoping review. Med Educ Online 2022; 27:2016357. [PMID: 35012424 PMCID: PMC8757598 DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2021.2016357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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PURPOSE To map the current literature on functional neuroimaging use in medical education research as a novel measurement modality for neurocognitive engagement, learning, and expertise development. METHOD We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, ERIC, and Web of Science, and hand-searched reference lists of relevant articles on April 4, 2019, and updated the search on July 7, 2020. Two authors screened the abstracts and then full-text articles for eligibility based on inclusion criteria. The data were then charted, synthesized, and analyzed descriptively. RESULTS Sixty-seven articles published between 2007 and 2020 were included in this scoping review. These studies used three main neuroimaging modalities: functional magnetic resonance imaging, functional near-infrared spectroscopy, and electroencephalography. Most of the publications (90%, n = 60) were from the last 10 years (2011-2020). Although these studies were conducted in 16 countries, 68.7% (n = 46) were from three countries: the USA (n = 21), UK (n = 15), and Canada (n = 10). These studies were mainly non-experimental (74.6%, n = 50). Most used neuroimaging techniques to examine psychomotor skill development (57%, n = 38), but several investigated neurocognitive correlates of clinical reasoning skills (22%, n = 15). CONCLUSION This scoping review maps the available literature on functional neuroimaging use in medical education. Despite the heterogeneity in research questions, study designs, and outcome measures, we identified a few common themes. Included studies are encouraging of the potential for neuroimaging to complement commonly used measures in education research and may help validate/challenge established theoretical assumptions and provide insight into training methods. This review highlighted several areas for further research. The use of these emerging technologies appears ripe for developing precision education, establishing viable study protocols for realistic operational settings, examining team dynamics, and exploring applications for real-time monitoring/intervention during critical clinical tasks.
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- Serkan Toy
- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Welch Medical Library, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Schwengel DA, Divito A, Burgess N, Yaache M, Greenberg RS, Walsh G, Toy S. Influx! A game-based learning tool for in-hospital interprofessional disaster preparedness and response. Br J Anaesth 2021; 128:e213-e215. [PMID: 34924176 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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- Deborah A Schwengel
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Institute of Cell Engineering, Neurology, Art as Applied to Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Digital Whimsy Lab, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Patel SM, Miller CR, Schiavi A, Toy S, Schwengel DA. The sim must go on: adapting resident education to the COVID-19 pandemic using telesimulation. Adv Simul (Lond) 2020; 5:26. [PMID: 32999738 PMCID: PMC7522907 DOI: 10.1186/s41077-020-00146-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing rules necessitated the suspension of all in-person learning activities at our institution. Consequently, distance learning became essential. We adapted a high-fidelity immersive case-based simulation scenario for telesimulation by using the virtual meeting platform Zoom® to meet our curricular needs. The use of telesimulation to teach a complex case-based scenario is novel. Two cohorts of anesthesiology residents participated 2 weeks apart. All learners were located at home. Four faculty members conducted the telesimulation from different locations within our simulation center in the roles of director, simulation operator, confederate anesthesiologist, and confederate surgeon. The anesthesiologist performed tasks as directed by learners. The scenario was divided into four scenes to permit reflection on interventions/actions by the participants based on the clinical events as the scenario progressed, to facilitate intermittent debriefing and learner engagement. All residents were given a medical knowledge pretest before the telesimulation and a posttest and learner satisfaction survey at the conclusion. The scenario was authentic and immersive, represented an actual case, and provided the opportunity to practice lessons that could be applied in the clinical setting. Participants rated telesimulation a reasonable substitution for in-person learning and expressed gratitude for continuation of their simulation-based education in this format during the pandemic. Participants in the second cohort reported feeling more engaged (p = 0.008) and stimulated to think critically (p = 0.003). Audio quality was the most frequently noted limitation. Fifty-three residents completed both pre- and posttests. The two cohorts did not differ in knowledge pretest scores (62% vs 60%, p = 0.80) or posttest scores (78% vs. 77%, p = 0.87). Overall, knowledge scores improved with the telesimulation intervention (pretest mean = 61% [SD = 14%]; posttest mean = 78% [SD = 12%]; t (41) = - 7.89, p < 0.001). Thus, using a Zoom format, we demonstrated the feasibility of adapting a complex case for telesimulation and effective knowledge gain. Furthermore, we improved our process in real time based on participant feedback. Participants were satisfied with their learning experience, suggesting that this format may be used in other distance learning situations.
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- Shivani M Patel
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Street, Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, Room 6349G, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Street, Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, Room 6349G, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Street, Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, Room 6349G, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Street, Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, Room 6349G, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Street, Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, Room 6349G, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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Berman DJ, Schiavi A, Frank SM, Duarte S, Schwengel DA, Miller CR. Factors that influence flow through intravascular catheters: the clinical relevance of Poiseuille's law. Transfusion 2020; 60:1410-1417. [PMID: 32643172 DOI: 10.1111/trf.15898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The physics of ideal fluid flow is well characterized. However, the effect of catheter size, tubing types, injection port adjuncts, and viscosity on flow is not well described. We used a simulated environment to determine how various permutations of common elements affect fluid flow. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS We tested 16 peripheral and central venous catheters to assess flow through several standard infusion sets and a rapid infuser set; tested flow through standard and blood infusion sets with the addition of intravenous extension tubing, stopcocks, and a needleless connector; and compared the relative viscosity of commonly used blood products and colloids to that of normal saline. RESULTS The maximal flow rate was 200 mL/min for the standard infusion set but 800 mL/min for the rapid infusion set. Choice of infusion tubing was the rate-limiting component for many larger catheters. A 14-gauge, single-lumen central venous catheter (CVC) and 18-gauge peripheral intravenous catheter (PIV) had equivalent flow rates with all infusion sets. A 16-gauge single-lumen CVC allowed a flow rate that was slower than that of a 20-gauge PIV, and faster than that of a 22-gauge PIV. The addition of adjuncts slowed flow rate. Needleless connectors had the greatest impact, reducing flow by 75% for the blood infusion set. Packed red blood cells had a viscosity 4.5 times that of normal saline and thereby reduced flow. CONCLUSION Catheter and tubing choice, adjuncts, and fluid viscosity influence flow rates. Our results will help inform adequate vascular access planning in the perioperative environment.
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- David J Berman
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Within academic medical centers, there is increasing interest among physicians to pursue education as a promotion pathway. Many medical schools and universities offer professional development opportunities for these individuals such as workshops and certificate and advanced degree programs. However, there exists a need for a more personalized support for clinician-educators to be successful in educational scholarship in the health care setting. In 2017, a departmental level educational research community was established within Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University to support faculty, staff, and trainees in creating, completing, and publishing educational scholarship. The research infrastructure includes administrative and institutional review board submission assistance, internal grant support, database management, statistical analysis, and consultation with professional educators. Also, integral to the education core is monthly education lab meetings that allow an opportunity for education researchers to present work in progress, conceive new projects, discuss relevant literature, and cultivate and sustain a community of educational scholars.This innovation in education demonstrates feasibility at a departmental level to successfully support educational research. We have initiated education meetings with a cohort of core education faculty who are interested in an educational promotion track. We present several metrics that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs similar to this innovation.
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- Deborah A Schwengel
- From the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Latif U, Masear CG, Schwengel DA. Assessing the Efficacy of an Online Preoperative Evaluation Course for PGY-1 Anesthesiology Residents. J Educ Perioper Med 2019; 21:E620. [PMID: 31988981 PMCID: PMC6972970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The impact of an online postgraduate year (PGY-1) education program on anesthesiology resident knowledge base, anxiety, or preparedness has not been described previously. The literature shows resident knowledge of perioperative care is lower than expected. METHODS The Johns Hopkins Preoperative Evaluation and Anesthesia Course was designed as an 8 module, 8 month online academic curriculum for the program's PGY-1 class. Each module includes a pretest, topic synopsis, lecture video, moderated case discussion and a posttest. All PGY-1 residents entering the program in July 2012 were eligible to participate. Residents starting in July 2010 served as the control group. A survey was administered to measure self-assessed knowledge of and comfort with components of preoperative anesthesia care and perceived anxiety about starting the clinical anesthesia year. Additional outcome measures included performance on the pretest and postmodule tests and Anesthesia Knowledge Test scores from day 1 of Clinical Anesthesia year 1 (CA-1, PGY-2) orientation. Statistical analysis included independent t tests, the Mann-Whitney test, and sensitivity analyses. RESULTS Residents in the intervention group showed an improvement of 16.25 to 39.60 percentage points between the pretest and posttest in each of the 8 subjects (P < .0001 in every subject). The intervention group median score was 24 percentile points higher on the Anesthesia Knowledge Test as compared with the control group (P = .0488; lower 95% CI, 9.92). Significant improvement was also seen across measures including comfort advising about medications (P < .0001), understanding of coexisting disease (P < .0001), comfort assessing patient airway (P = .0002), and anxiety about starting PGY-2 year (P = .0116). CONCLUSIONS We have demonstrated significantly positive impact of a comprehensive, longitudinal online, asynchronous, multimodal educational intervention on PGY-1 residents using objective and subjective data.
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- Corresponding author: Deborah A. Schwengel, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, 1800 Orleans Street, Suite 6349H, Baltimore, MD 21287. Telephone (410) 955-6932, Fax: (410) 502-5312, Email address: Deborah A. Schwengel:
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Hayanga HK, Barnett DJ, Shallow NR, Roberts M, Thompson CB, Bentov I, Demiralp G, Winters BD, Schwengel DA. Anesthesiologists and Disaster Medicine: A Needs Assessment for Education and Training and Reported Willingness to Respond. Anesth Analg 2017; 124:1662-1669. [PMID: 28431426 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000002002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anesthesiologists provide comprehensive health care across the emergency department, operating room, and intensive care unit. To date, anesthesiologists' perspectives regarding disaster medicine and public health preparedness have not been described. METHODS Anesthesiologists' thoughts and attitudes were assessed via a Web-based survey at 3 major academic institutions. Frequencies, percentages, and odds ratios (ORs) were used to assess self-reported perceptions of knowledge and skills, as well as attitudes and beliefs regarding education and training, employee development, professional obligation, safety, psychological readiness, efficacy, personal preparedness, and willingness to respond (WTR). Three representative disaster scenarios (natural disaster [ND], radiological event [RE], and pandemic influenza [PI]) were investigated. Results are reported as percent or OR (95% confidence interval). RESULTS Participants included 175 anesthesiology attendings (attendings) and 95 anesthesiology residents (residents) representing a 47% and 51% response rate, respectively. A minority of attendings indicated that their hospital provides adequate pre-event preparation and training (31% [23-38] ND, 14% [9-21] RE, and 40% [31-49] PI). Few residents felt that their residency program provided them with adequate preparation and training (22% [14-33] ND, 16% [8-27] RE, and 17% [9-29] PI). Greater than 85% of attendings (89% [84-94] ND, 88% [81-92] RE, and 87% [80-92] PI) and 70% of residents (81% [71-89] ND, 71% [58-81] RE, and 82% [70-90] PI) believe that their hospital or residency program, respectively, should provide them with preparation and training. Approximately one-half of attendings and residents are confident that they would be safe at work during response to a ND or PI (55% [47-64] and 58% [49-67] of attendings; 59% [48-70] and 48% [35-61] of residents, respectively), whereas approximately one-third responded the same regarding a RE (31% [24-40] of attendings and 28% [18-41] of residents). Fewer than 40% of attendings (34% [26-43]) and residents (38% [27-51]) designated who would take care of their family obligations in the event they were called into work during a disaster. Regardless of severity, 79% (71-85) of attendings and 73% (62-82) of residents indicated WTR to a ND, whereas 81% (73-87) of attendings and 70% (58-81) of residents indicated WTR to PI. Fewer were willing to respond to a RE (63% [55-71] of attendings and 52% [39-64] of residents). In adjusted logistic regression analyses, those anesthesiologists who reported knowing one's role in response to a ND (OR, 15.8 [4.5-55.3]) or feeling psychologically prepared to respond to a ND (OR, 6.9 [2.5-19.0]) were found to be more willing to respond. Similar results were found for RE and PI constructs. Both attendings and residents were willing to respond in whatever capacity needed, not specifically to provide anesthesia. CONCLUSIONS Few anesthesiologists reported receiving sufficient education and training in disaster medicine and public health preparedness. Providing education and training and enhancing related employee services may further bolster WTR and help to build a more capable and effective medical workforce for disaster response.
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- Heather K Hayanga
- From the *Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; †Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland; ‡Independent Contractor at Natasha Shallow MD SC, Brookfield, Wisconsin; §Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; ‖Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Biostatistics Center, Baltimore, Maryland; ¶Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington; and #Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Dalesio NM, McMichael DH, Benke JR, Owens S, Carson KA, Schwengel DA, Schwartz AR, Ishman SL. Are nocturnal hypoxemia and hypercapnia associated with desaturation immediately after adenotonsillectomy? Paediatr Anaesth 2015; 25:778-785. [PMID: 26149770 PMCID: PMC4944843 DOI: 10.1111/pan.12647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Children who undergo adenotonsillectomy for sleep-disordered breathing frequently have postoperative oxygen desaturations. Nocturnal hypoxia has been shown to predict postoperative respiratory complications; however, other gas exchange abnormalities detected on polysomnography (PSG) have not been evaluated. AIM We sought to determine whether hypercapnia seen on preoperative nocturnal PSG can predict postoperative hypoxemia. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of 319 children who underwent polysomnography before adenotonsillectomy. Saturation levels were recorded for at least 2 h postoperatively, and the primary outcome was desaturation (<90%). RESULTS The median patient age was 5 years (range, 5 months-17 years). Patients who desaturated postoperatively had higher median peak endtidal CO2 (EtCO2 ) levels (55.5 vs 52 mmHg; P = 0.02), lower saturation nadirs (80.5% vs 88%; P = 0.048), and were younger (2 vs 6 years; P < 0.001) than those without desaturation. Age was significantly correlated with peak EtCO2 (r = -0.16), respiratory disturbance index (RDI; r = -0.23), and oxygen saturation nadir (r = 0.25; all P < 0.01). In unadjusted analysis, age <3 years compared to ≥9 years (odds ratio [OR] = 10.09; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.13-96.26), peak EtCO2 > 55 mmHg (OR = 3.38; 95% CI = 1.21-9.47), and RDI ≥ 10 (OR = 2.89; 95% CI = 1.05-8.42) were associated with increased odds of desaturation. Multivariable logistic regression on age, race, sex, peak EtCO2 , RDI, opioid use, and saturation nadir showed that only age was significantly associated with postoperative desaturation. Patients 0-2 years old were 10.43 (95% CI = 1.89-110.9) times more likely to have desaturation than patients 9-17 years old. CONCLUSION Patients <3 years of age are most likely to have postoperative hypoxemia after adenotonsillectomy. Gas exchange abnormalities did not correlate with postoperative desaturations, although age and peak EtCO2 did strongly correlate.
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- Nicholas M. Dalesio
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, USA,Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Baltimore, USA
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Baltimore, USA
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Baltimore, USA
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Otolaryngology and Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati, USA; University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery and Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati, USA
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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a disorder of airway obstruction with multisystem implications and associated complications. OSAS affects children from infancy to adulthood and is responsible for behavioral, cognitive, and growth impairment as well as cardiovascular and perioperative respiratory morbidity and mortality. OSAS is associated commonly with comorbid conditions, including obesity and asthma. Adenotonsillectomy is the most commonly used treatment option for OSAS in childhood, but efforts are underway to identify medical treatment options.
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- Deborah A Schwengel
- Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Schwengel DA, Winters BD, Berkow LC, Mark L, Heitmiller ES, Berenholtz SM. A novel approach to implementation of quality and safety programmes in anaesthesiology. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2012; 25:557-67. [PMID: 22099921 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2011.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Accepted: 08/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Far too many patients suffer preventable harm from medical errors that add to needless suffering and cost of care. Underdeveloped residency training programmes in patient safety are a major contributor to preventable harm. Consequently, the Institute of Medicine has called for health professionals to reform their educational programmes to advance health-care safety and quality. Additionally, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) now requires education in 'systems-based practice' and 'practice-based learning and improvement' as core competencies of residency training programmes. The specific aim of this article is to describe the implementation of a novel programme designed to enhance residency education, meet ACGME core competencies and improve quality and safety education in one residency programme at an academic medical institution.
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- Deborah A Schwengel
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) affects 1%-3% of children. Children with OSA can present for all types of surgical and diagnostic procedures requiring anesthesia, with adenotonsillectomy being the most common surgical treatment for OSA in the pediatric age group. Thus, it is imperative that the anesthesiologist be familiar with the potential anesthetic complications and immediate postoperative problems associated with OSA. The significant implications that the presence of OSA imposes on perioperative care have been recognized by national medical professional societies. The American Academy of Pediatrics published a clinical practice guideline for pediatric OSA in 2002, and cited an increased risk of anesthetic complications, though specific anesthetic issues were not addressed. In 2006, the American Society of Anesthesiologists published a practice guideline for perioperative management of patients with OSA that noted the pediatric-related risk factor of obesity, and the increased perioperative risk associated with adenotonsillectomy in children younger than 3 yr. However, management of OSA in children younger than 1 yr-of-age was excluded from the guideline, as were other issues related specifically to the pediatric patient. Hence, many questions remain regarding the perioperative care of the child with OSA. In this review, we examine the literature on pediatric OSA, discuss its pathophysiology, current treatment options, and recognized approaches to perioperative management of these young and potentially high-risk patients.
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- Deborah A Schwengel
- Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, 600 North Wolfe St., Blalock 1412, Baltimore, MD 21287-8711, USA.
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Schwengel DA, McGready J, Berenholtz SM, Kozlowski LJ, Nichols DG, Yaster M. Peripherally inserted central catheters: a randomized, controlled, prospective trial in pediatric surgical patients. Anesth Analg 2004; 99:1038-1043. [PMID: 15385346 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000132547.39180.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Peripherally-inserted central catheters (PICCs) are long-term IV catheters used for drug and fluid administration, blood sampling, or hyperalimentation. The short-term use of PICCs in postoperative patients has not been studied. In this randomized, controlled trial, patients received either a PICC or peripheral IV catheter (PIV). Our outcome measures were patient and parent satisfaction with care, complications of the venous access devices, number of postoperative venipunctures, and cost-effectiveness of use. Satisfaction was significantly more frequent in the PICC group (P < 0.05), and there were significantly fewer postoperative needle punctures in the PICC group compared with the PIV group (P < 0.05). Minor complications were common in the PIV group; major complications were uncommon in both groups. PICCs are more expensive, but better satisfaction can make them a cost-effective option. Additionally, insertion during surgical preparation time in the operating room (OR) means that cost is not increased by adding anesthesiologist and OR time. Anesthesiologists should consider placing PICCs in patients requiring more than 4 days of in-hospital postoperative care, especially if frequent blood sampling or IV access is required.
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- Deborah A Schwengel
- *Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Surgery, and Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; and †Department of Biostatistics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- S R Hays
- Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Schwengel DA, Jedlicka AE, Nanthakumar EJ, Weber JL, Levitt RC. Comparison of fluorescence-based semi-automated genotyping of multiple microsatellite loci with autoradiographic techniques. Genomics 1994; 22:46-54. [PMID: 7959791 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1994.1344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The practical application of highly efficient fluorescence-based methods for the semi-automated genotyping of polymerase chain reaction-based microsatellite markers will depend on the development of robust protocols that provide accurate and reproducible data. In the present report we compare the accuracy of a fluorescence-based protocol with a benchmark radiolabeling method that depends on a known sequence ladder or amplified DNA from reference individuals for sizing by autoradiography. Three microsatellite markers, IGF1 (mfd 1), D4S174 (mfd 59), and D5S211 (mfd 154), with products overlapping in size were each labeled with a different fluorophore and run simultaneously with an internal size standard in a single electrophoretic lane. The size of each allele was compared for these markers by using both techniques for five larger CEPH families (884, 1331, 1332, 1333, and 1362). Of 462 possible alleles, four discrepancies (0.8%) were identified when the two approaches were compared. We conclude that the fluorescence-based protocol is at least as accurate as the standard radiolabeling technique since none of the sizing errors arose as a result of the fluorescence-based technique. We describe the adaptation of this fluorescence-based protocol to the simultaneous analysis of up to 24 microsatellite loci per electrophoretic lane. These highly accurate and efficient semi-automated techniques will be useful in high-resolution genomic analyses.
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- D A Schwengel
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-7834
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Schwengel DA, Nouri N, Meyers DA, Levitt RC. Linkage mapping of the human thromboxane A2 receptor (TBXA2R) to chromosome 19p13.3 using transcribed 3' untranslated DNA sequence polymorphisms. Genomics 1993; 18:212-5. [PMID: 8288221 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1993.1457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The actions of thromboxane A2 as a prostaglandin mediator are dependent on its recently cloned and sequenced receptor. The identification and characterization of DNA polymorphisms in the thromboxane A2 receptor (TBXA2R) will advance the study of this gene as a candidate in a number of medical disorders. We amplified a 573-nucleotide fragment of the transcribed 3' untranslated region of the TBXA2R gene using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the published cDNA sequence. This region was found to contain two sequence polymorphisms within an Alu. These DNA polymorphisms were demonstrated using an efficient method of direct solid-phase sequence analysis. Three of the four expected alleles were observed in the CEPH families. TBXA2R was localized to chromosome 19 by PCR amplification in a series of monochoromosomal human/rodent somatic cell hybrids. Linkage mapping places TBXA2R closest to the anonymous marker D19S120, with a maximal LOD = 19.55, at a theta = 0.05 in the CEPH panel of DNAs. Multipoint linkage analysis places TBXA2R between the markers D19S120 and PMS207 on the telomeric end of chromosome 19p13.3.
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- D A Schwengel
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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