Nontechnical-skills simulation of ruptured AAA with the Resusci Anne Simulator directly improved patient outcomes, reducing door-to-occlusion time, door-to-needle time, and 30-day mortality (LoE 4/5)¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Introducing a simulated rAAA scenario using the Resusci Anne Simulator was followed by reduced door-to-occlusion time, door-to-needle time, and reduced 30-day mortality, earning an LoE of 4/5 for direct patient-outcome change. → Haiser Alexander 2022

Evidence¶

Haiser Alexander 2022¶

Haiser Alexander, Aydin Abdullatif, Kunduzi Basir, Ahmed Kamran, Dasgupta Prokar. (2022). A Systematic Review of Simulation-Based Training in Vascular Surgery. The Journal of Surgical Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.05.009

q2 · i? · review · r3

Review narrative of one NTS validation study (Aho et al.) simulating ruptured AAA with the Resusci Anne Simulator; content validity was rated only 1/2 because assessment methods were "poorly defined". The review reports the patient-outcome changes as an LoE 4/5 finding.

"There was a direct change to patient outcomes after the simulation scenario was introduced, including reduced door to occlusion time, door to needle time, and reduced 30-d mortality (LoE = 4/5)."

Discussion¶

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