Training programs should maintain structured teaching and assessment in both ultrasound-guided and landmark-based vascular access techniques¶
Design · All designs
Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 associational),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
The article concludes that anesthesia training programs should maintain structured teaching and assessment in both ultrasound-guided and landmark-based techniques to improve preparedness across varied clinical settings. The authors frame landmark skills as "a rescue competency when ultrasound is unavailable, not as a routine alternative" and suggest educators might consider teaching both techniques with structured simulation, exploring a minimum number of landmark-based procedures before or alongside ultrasound training, assessing competency separately for each technique, and including ultrasound-scarce scenarios in simulation.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Structured teaching and assessment opportunities for both ultrasound-guided and landmark-based techniques, including dedicated landmark-based training courses which 77.63% of faculty supported establishing
Constraints¶
- The authors state these curriculum considerations are exploratory and speculative, requiring experimental validation in future interventional studies
Target Learners¶
- anesthesia residents
- teaching faculty
Learning Goals¶
- vascular access cannulation competence (internal jugular vein and radial artery)
- preparedness for ultrasound-scarce clinical environments
Claims¶
- Initial Ultrasound Training Associated With Ultrasound Preference [+M]
- Faculty Perceive Declining Landmark Competence [+M]
Related Designs¶
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Key Sources¶
- Liu Enci, Qin Junjie, Li Xiaoyu, Chi Zhanghuan, An Xiujun, Chen Junping, Jiang Jingyan, Lu Bo. (2026). Ultrasound reliance and landmark-based proficiency in vascular access training: a multicenter cross-sectional survey of anesthesia trainees and teaching faculty in Eastern China. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09702-w
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Training programs should maintain structured teaching and assessment in both ultrasound-guided and landmark-based vascular access techniques |
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The article concludes that anesthesia training programs should maintain structured teaching and assessment in both ultrasound-guided and landmark-based techniques to improve preparedness across varied clinical settings. |
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by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-04 |
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