Open AccessExperience Is Not Enough
Author(s) -
Zeev Friedman,
Naveed Siddiqui,
Rita Katznelson,
Isabella Devito,
Sharon Davies
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
anesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.874
H-Index - 234
eISSN - 1528-1175
pISSN - 0003-3022
DOI - 10.1097/aln.0b013e31816bbdb6
Subject(s) - checklist , medicine , aseptic processing , inter rater reliability , asepsis , rating scale , anesthesia , physical therapy , medical physics , surgery , psychology , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology
Invasive procedures such as epidural anesthesia carry risks for complications such as erroneous placement arising from inadequate manual skills and infection secondary to breaches in aseptic technique. Although it is assumed that improvement in aseptic technique parallels improved dexterity, this assertion remains unproven. The aim of this study was to determine whether increased proficiency in the manual skills for epidural anesthesia is associated with improved aseptic technique.
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