32 research outputs found
Simulation-based Training as Perceived by Young Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Residents
No full textMusculoskeletal Pain Evaluation: McGill Pain Questionnaire Versus Multidimensional Pain Evaluation Scale
No full textIntraabdominal Pressure (IAP) Variations Measured Simultaneously (Transvesically and Intraperitoneally) in Patients Who Underwent Laparoscopic Surgery While Being Hemodynamically Monitored With NICO
No full textTraining in cardiopulmonary resuscitation provided by medical students, residents and specialists: A non-inferiority trial
No full textIntroduction: No definitive answer has been given to the question ‘who should teach cardiopulmonary resuscitation?’ Healthcare professionals and high school teachers are mostly the trainers, but medical students are increasingly being used for this purpose. Methods: We divided 296 high school students in three groups based on trainer professional level. Medical students, anaesthesia and intensive care residents, and anaesthesia and intensive care specialists provided basic life support training. We tested their theoretical knowledge with the help of a multiple-choice question questionnaire and practical abilities with the help of a medical simulator, recording chest compression frequency as the primary outcome parameter. Results: The study shows comparable results in all groups, with the exception of the chest compression frequency which was higher in the students’ and residents’ groups (students: 134.7/min ± 14.1; residents: 137.9/min ± 15.9; specialists: 126.3/min ± 19.3). Increased rates were not associated with lower depths (39.0 mm ± 8.2, 40.5 mm ± 9.7, and 38.1 mm ± 8.2), so the quality of compressions provided may be seen as equivalent in all the study groups. Conclusion: Our data suggest that medical students may be as effective as anaesthesia and intensive care specialists and residents in cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. </jats:sec
Moving Toward a Universal Digital Era in Mass Casualty Incidents and Disasters: Emergency Personnel's Perspective in Romania
No full textSoluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) – a possible biomarker for bacteremia in sepsis / Forma solubilă a receptorului pentru activatorul de plasminogen de tip urokinază (suPAR) – un biomarker posibil pentru bacteriemie în sepsis
No full textIntroducere. Validarea unor noi biomarkeri în sepsis poate contribui la diagnosticul mai precoce al acestuia şi la iniţierea mai rapidă a terapiei. Scopul acestui studiu este acela de a evalua capacitatea formei solubile a rolului său în evaluarea prognosticului. Material şi metodă. Am realizat un studiu pilot, prospectiv pe 49 de pacienţi cu sindrom de răspuns inflamator sistemic (SIRS) internaţi în Clinica de Terapie Intensivă, care au fost împărţiţi, în funcţie de existenţa bacteriemiei, în lotul A (SIRS cu bacteriemie, n=14) şi lotul B (SIRS fără bacteriemie, n=35). S-au recoltat în prima zi probe sanguine pentru determinarea suPAR, proteina C reactivă (CRP), procalcitonina (PCT) şi hemocultura. Am urmărit identificarea unor valori de cut-off cu semnificaţie statistică în estimarea bacteriemiei şi a mortalităţii la pacienţii septici. Rezultate. În lotul A valorile suPAR au fost de 14,3 ng/mL (interval 10-45,5 ng/mL) iar în lotul B, de 9,85 ng/mL (interval 3,4-48 ng/mL), p=0,008. Aria de sub curbă (AUC) pentru suPAR a fost de 0,745 (95% CI: 0,600-0,859); pentru CRP, AUC a fost de 0,613 (95% CI: 0,522-0,799); pentru PCT, AUC a fost de 0,718 (95% CI: 0,477-0,769). Valoarea de cut-off a suPAR în predicţia bacteriemiei a fost de 9,885 ng/mL, cu sensibilitate de 100% şi specificitate de 51,43%. Mortalitatea în lotul A a fost de 85,7% (12/14), iar în lotul B de 74,3% (26/39), p>0,05. AUC pentru suPAR a fost de 0,750 (95% CI: 0,455-0,936); pentru CRP, AUC a fost de 0,613 (95% CI: 0,413-0,913); pentru PCT, AUC a fost de 0,618 (95% CI: 0,373-0,888). Valoarea de cut-off a suPAR în predicţia mortalităţii a fost de 11,5 ng/mL, cu sensibilitate de 66,67% şi specificitate de 100%
Improving Clinical Performance of an Interprofessional Emergency Medical Team through a One-day Crisis Resource Management Training
No full textIntroduction: Errors are frequent in health care and Emergency Departments are one of the riskiest areas due to frequent changes of team composition, complexity and variety of the cases and difficulties encountered in managing multiple patients. As the majority of clinical errors are the results of human factors and not technical in nature or due to the lack of knowledge, a training focused on these factors appears to be necessary. Crisis resource management (CRM), a tool that was developed initially by the aviation industry and then adopted by different medical specialties as anesthesia and emergency medicine, has been associated with decreased error rates. The aim of the study: To assess whether a single day CRM training, combining didactic and simulation sessions, improves the clinical performance of an interprofessional emergency medical team. Material and Methods: Seventy health professionals with different qualifications, working in an emergency department, were enrolled in the study. Twenty individual interprofessional teams were created. Each team was assessed before and after the training, through two in situ simulated exercises. The exercises were videotaped and were evaluated by two assessors who were blinded as to whether it was the initial or the final exercise. Objective measurement of clinical team performance was performed using a checklist that was designed for each scenario and included essential assessment items for the diagnosis and treatment of a critical patient, with the focus on key actions and decisions. The intervention consisted of a one-day training, combining didactic and simulation sessions, followed by instructor facilitated debriefing. All participants went through this training after the initial assessment exercises. Results: An improvement was seen in most of the measured clinical parameters. Conclusion: Our study supports the use of combined CRM training for improving the clinical performance of an interprofessional emergency team. Empirically this may improve the patient outcome
Ang-2, Tie-2, and Ang-2/Tie-2 ratio serum levels as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of sepsis in critically ill patients
No full textSepsis represents one the main cause of death in patients admitted to the intensive care. Biomarkers offer an alternative approach to the diagnostic and prognostic evaluation and improve the outcomes. Angiopoietin 2 (Ang-2) and Tyrosine kinase 2 (Tie-2) are biomarkers which may be involved in sepsis, Ang-2 being responsible for vascular remodelling while Tie-2 is their endothelial receptor
Improving nontechnical skills of an interprofessional emergency medical team through a one day crisis resource management training
No full textErrors are frequent in healthcare, but Emergency Departments are among the highest risk areas due to frequent changes in team composition, complexity and variety of cases, and difficulties encountered in managing multiple patients simultaneously.Crisis resource management (CRM) training has been associated with decreased error rates in the aviation industry as well as in certain areas of acute medical care, such as anesthesia and emergency medicine. In this study, we assessed whether a single day CRM training, combining didactic and simulation sessions, improves nontechnical skills (NTS) of interprofessional emergency medical teams.Seventy health professionals with different qualifications, working in an emergency department, were enrolled in the study. Twenty individual interprofessional teams were created. Each team was assessed before and after the training, through 2 in situ simulated exercises. The exercises were videotaped and were evaluated by 2 assessors who were blinded as to whether it was the initial or the final exercise. They used a new tool designed specifically for the assessment of emergency physicians' NTS. The intervention consisted of one-day training, combining didactic and simulation sessions, followed by an instructor facilitated debriefing. All participants went through this training after the initial assessment exercises.A significant improvement (P<0.05) was shown for all the NTS assessed, in all professional categories involved, regardless of the duration of prior work experience in the Emergency Department.This study shows that even a short intervention, such as a single day CRM training, can have a significant impact in improving NTS, and can potentially improve patient safety
