Flexible Bronchoscopy Simulation as a Tool to Improve Surgical Skills in Otolaryngology Residency.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the benefits of simulation to teach flexible bronchoscopy.

Study design

A prospective cohort study to assess the bronchoscopic skills of residents in an otolaryngology training program using a commercially available bronchoscopy simulator.

Setting

Tertiary care otolaryngology residency program.

Methods

Thirty-two otolaryngology residents and 4 expert faculty across 2 academic institutions were assessed on 3 flexible bronchoscopy tasks: diagnostic bronchoscopy, foreign body removal, and tracheal lesion biopsy. Performance was evaluated with a modified version of the validated Bronchoscopy Skills and Tasks Assessment Tool. At 1 of the 2 academic institutions, an additional tool was implemented to evaluate the simulator.

Results

There

SUBMITTER: Santa Maria C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8558810 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature