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Strategies for training in diagnostic upper endoscopy: a prospective, randomized trial.
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PMID:  22153875     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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BACKGROUND: Training simulators have been used for decades with success; however, a standardized educational strategy for diagnostic EGD is still lacking. OBJECTIVE: Development of a training strategy for diagnostic upper endoscopy. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, randomized trial. SETTINGS: A total of 28 medical and surgical residents without endoscopic experience were enrolled. Basic skills evaluations were performed after a structured program involving theoretical lectures and a hands-on course in diagnostic EGD. Subsequently, stratified randomization to clinical plus simulator training (group 1, n = 10), clinical training only (group 2, n = 9), or simulator training only (group 3, n = 9) was performed. Ten sessions of simulator training (Simbionix, compactEASIE, plastic phantom) were conducted for groups 1 and 3 during the 4-month program. Group 2 underwent standard training in endoscopy without supplemental simulator training. The final evaluation was performed on the simulator and by observation of 3 clinical cases. Skills and procedural times were recorded by blinded and unblinded evaluators. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Time to reach the duodenum, pylorus, or esophagus. RESULTS: All trainees demonstrated a significant reduction in procedure time during a simple manual skills test (P < .05) and significantly better skills scores (P = .006, P = .042 and P = .017) in the simulator independent of the training strategy. Group 1 showed shorter times to intubate the esophagus (61 ± 26 seconds vs 85 ± 30 seconds and 95 ± 36 seconds) and the pylorus (183 ± 65 seconds vs 207 ± 61 seconds and 247 ± 66 seconds) during the clinical evaluation. Blinded assessment of EGD skills showed significantly better results for group 1 compared with group 3. Blinded and unblinded evaluations were not statistically different. LIMITATIONS: Small sample size. CONCLUSIONS: Structured simulator training supplementing clinical training in upper endoscopy appears to be superior to clinical training alone. Simulator training alone does not seem to be sufficient to improve endoscopic skills.
Authors:
Anke Ende; Yurdaguel Zopf; Peter Konturek; Andreas Naegel; Eckhart G Hahn; Kai Matthes; Juergen Maiss
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-12-6
Journal Detail:
Title:  Gastrointestinal endoscopy     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1097-6779     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-13     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  0010505     Medline TA:  Gastrointest Endosc     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Department of Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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