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. 2019 Oct 13;11(10):e5900.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.5900.

Cross-specialty Collaboration and Education for Neurosurgical Trainees: Teaching Arterial Line Placement Under Ultrasound Guidance

Zachary Risler  1 , Mark A Magee  1 , Elinna Hatter  2 , Kelly Goodsell  1 , Ashwini Sharan  2 , Arthur K Au  1 , Resa E Lewiss  1
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Cross-specialty Collaboration and Education for Neurosurgical Trainees: Teaching Arterial Line Placement Under Ultrasound Guidance

Zachary Risler et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Introduction Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) increases patient safety. IPC is learned through task-based exercises, such as ultrasound (U/S)-guided arterial lines. We set out to teach U/S-guided arterial lines as a framework to improve IPC between emergency medicine and neurosurgery residents. The objectives of the study were to provide a U/S session to teach the proper arterial line placement technique, to assess post-workshop arterial line placement competency and attitude toward U/S for procedural guidance, and to improve interdepartmental relationships through IPC. Methods The course was completed in 2018 and consisted of pre-workshop assignments, the workshop, a competency assessment, and a post-workshop survey for neurosurgical residents. After a didactic and hands-on training session, trainees completed a simulated U/S-guided arterial line placement. Trainees then completed a post-workshop assessment. Results There were a total of 21 participants out of 24 total residents, an 87.5% participation rate. Prior to the workshop, on a 5-point Likert scale, where 1 is not at all likely and 5 is very likely, the residents reported they would use U/S 1.7/5, with 57% of respondents answering 1 out of 5. After the workshop, on the same Likert scale, the residents reported using U/S first 3.6/5 (P < 0.05) with 52% of the respondents answering 4 out of 5. After the course, the belief that the landmark technique is non-inferior decreased to 28.6% of respondents. Conclusions The overall goal of this workshop was to improve patient care through continuing education. Using IPC as the framework, the workshop significantly increased the reported likelihood of using U/S for arterial line placement.

Keywords: arterial line; interprofessional collaboration; medical eduction; procedural training; ultrasound (us).

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Likeliness of ultrasound (U/S) use for arterial line placement before and after the workshop on a 5-point Likert scale
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Figure 2. Main barriers to ultrasound (U/S) use for arterial line placement before and after the workshop
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