2016
The Correlation of Workplace Simulation-Based Assessments With Interns’ Infant Lumbar Puncture Success
Auerbach M, Fein DM, Chang TP, Gerard J, Zaveri P, Grossman D, Van Ittersum W, Rocker J, Whitfill T, Pusic M, Kessler DO. The Correlation of Workplace Simulation-Based Assessments With Interns’ Infant Lumbar Puncture Success. Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2016, 11: 126-133. PMID: 27043098, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcedural successPuncture successSuccess rateAcademic medical centerPrimary outcomeMedical CenterPatientsLarger studyRating ScaleClinical performanceProcedural readinessLittle dataGlobal rating scaleScale ratingsSimulation-based assessmentFirst procedureIncoming internsTotalWeak correlationAssessmentInterns
2015
Impact of Just-in-Time and Just-in-Place Simulation on Intern Success With Infant Lumbar Puncture
Kessler D, Pusic M, Chang TP, Fein DM, Grossman D, Mehta R, White M, Jang J, Whitfill T, Auerbach M. Impact of Just-in-Time and Just-in-Place Simulation on Intern Success With Infant Lumbar Puncture. Pediatrics 2015, 135: e1237-e1246. PMID: 25869377, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant LPCohort BSuccess rateStylet removalFirst needle insertionUse of analgesiaProcess measuresLP success rateHigh-power fieldInfant lumbar punctureCohort A.LP successAnalgesia useRed blood cellsCohort AProspective studyLumbar punctureLower mean numberMAIN OUTCOMEPuncture successBlood cellsCoached practiceEmergency medicineMean numberTraining bundles