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- Title
Comparison of 3 Dilation and Evacuation Technical Skills Models.
- Authors
BALDWIN, MAUREEN K.; CHOR, JULIE; CHEN, BEATRICE A.; EDELMAN, ALISON B.; RUSSO, JENNEFER
- Abstract
Background Simulation training may improve patient safety, decrease trainer and trainee anxiety, and reduce the number of cases needed for competency. Complications associated with dilation and evacuation (D&E) have been directly related to provider skill level, yet no low-fidelity model has been formally described or evaluated in the literature for second-trimester D&E training. Objective We report physicians' assessments of the realism of 3 D&E models to establish a composite training model. Methods We surveyed experienced providers at 2 national conferences to evaluate 3 D&E models and rate each model's components on a Likert scale. Results Fifty-five obstetrics-gynecology and family medicine physicians completed the survey. Most respondents rated 4 components of 1 model as somewhat realistic or very realistic. The components rated highest were the fetal parts (82% [45 of 55]) and placenta (60% [30 of 50]). This model was rated as more likely to be used in training by 80% (43 of 54) of participants than the 2 other models, as rated by 28% (15 of 54) and 9% (5 of 54) of participants. Conclusions A model made from a plastic bottle containing a stuffed fabric form with detachable parts has tactile similarity to a D&E procedure and should be further developed for testing and training.
- Subjects
FAMILY medicine; LIKERT scale
- Publication
Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 2013, Vol 5, Issue 4, p662
- ISSN
1949-8349
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4300/JGME-D-13-00049.1