2010
Simulation and patient safety: evaluative checklists for central venous catheter insertion
Evans LV, Dodge KL. Simulation and patient safety: evaluative checklists for central venous catheter insertion. BMJ Quality & Safety 2010, 19: i42. PMID: 20959318, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2010.042168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral venous catheter insertionVenous catheter insertionPatient safetyCatheter insertionInvasive proceduresHealthcare providers' competenceInsertion of CVCsProcedural checklistCVC insertionHarmful complicationsReliable assessment toolHealthcare providersClinical settingProvider competenceCategorical breakdownRating ScaleTraining protocolClinical competencyGlobal rating scaleCompetency-based trainingAssessment toolEvaluation toolChecklistAccurate assessmentSafetySimulation Training in Central Venous Catheter Insertion: Improved Performance in Clinical Practice
Evans LV, Dodge KL, Shah TD, Kaplan LJ, Siegel MD, Moore CL, Hamann CJ, Lin Z, D'Onofrio G. Simulation Training in Central Venous Catheter Insertion: Improved Performance in Clinical Practice. Academic Medicine 2010, 85: 1462-1469. PMID: 20736674, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3181eac9a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCatheterization, Central VenousChi-Square DistributionClinical CompetenceCompetency-Based EducationEducation, Medical, GraduateEducational MeasurementHumansIntensive Care UnitsInternship and ResidencyPatient SimulationProspective StudiesRegression AnalysisSingle-Blind MethodStatistics, NonparametricUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsCentral venous catheter insertionVenous catheter insertionCVC insertionFirst cannulationIntervention groupControl groupCatheter insertionMechanical complicationsClinical practiceTertiary care teaching hospitalSingle-blind studyInsertion success rateTechnical errorsBlinded independent ratersSimulation trainingPatient comorbiditiesPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesTeaching hospitalInsertion successSecond-year residentsCannulationResident specialtyConfidence intervalsSimulation training course
2009
The Development of an Independent Rater System to Assess Residents' Competence in Invasive Procedures
Evans LV, Morse JL, Hamann CJ, Osborne M, Lin Z, D'Onofrio G. The Development of an Independent Rater System to Assess Residents' Competence in Invasive Procedures. Academic Medicine 2009, 84: 1135-1143. PMID: 19638785, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3181acec7c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research