Open AccessSkill Proficiency is Predicted by Intubation Frequency of Emergency Medicine Attending Physicians
Author(s) -
Brian Gillett,
David Saloum,
Amish Aghera,
John Marshall
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the western journal of emergency medicine/western journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.811
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1936-9018
pISSN - 1936-900X
DOI - 10.5811/westjem.2019.6.42946
Subject(s) - medicine , receiver operating characteristic , intubation , confidence interval , emergency medicine , endotracheal intubation , laryngoscopy , emergency department , surgery , nursing
Airway management is a fundamental skill of emergency medicine (EM) practice, and suboptimal management leads to poor outcomes. Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is a procedure that is specifically taught in residency, but little is known how best to maintain proficiency in this skill throughout the practitioner's career. The goal of this study was to identify how the frequency of intubation correlated with measured performance.