Number of Weeks Rotating in the Emergency Department Has a Greater Effect on Ultrasound Milestone Competency Than a Dedicated Ultrasound Rotation.
J Ultrasound Med
; 36(2): 335-343, 2017 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Ultrasound (US) is vital to modern emergency medicine (EM). Across residencies, there is marked variability in US training. The "goal-directed focused US" part of the Milestones Project states that trainees must correctly acquire and interpret images to achieve a level 3 milestone. Standardized methods by which programs teach these skills have not been established. Our goal was to determine whether residents could achieve level 3 with or without a dedicated US rotation.METHODS:
Thirty-three first- and second-year residents were assigned to control (no rotation) and intervention (US rotation) groups. The intervention group underwent a 2-week curriculum in vascular access, the aorta, echocardiography, focused assessment with sonography for trauma, and pregnancy. To test acquisition, US-trained emergency medicine physicians administered an objective structured clinical examination. To test interpretation, residents had to identify normal versus abnormal findings. Mixed-model logistic regression tested the association of a US rotation while controlling for confounders weeks in the emergency department (ED) as a resident, medical school US rotation, and postgraduate years.RESULTS:
For image acquisition, medical school US rotation and weeks in the ED as a resident were significant (P = .03; P = .04) whereas completion of a US rotation and postgraduate years were not significant. For image interpretation, weeks in the ED as a resident was the only significant predictor of performance (P = .002) whereas completion of a US rotation and medical school US rotation were not significant.CONCLUSIONS:
To achieve a level 3 milestone, weeks in the ED as a resident were significant for mastering image acquisition and interpretation. A dedicated US rotation did not have a significant effect. A medical school US rotation had a significant effect on image acquisition but not interpretation. Further studies are needed to best assess methods to meet US milestones.Palavras-chave
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Ultrassom
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Competência Clínica
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Medicina de Emergência
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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
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Internato e Residência
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article