Determining the amount of training needed for competency of anesthesia trainees in ultrasonographic identification of the cricothyroid membrane

Abstract Background Airway guidelines recommend the use of ultrasound to localize the cricothyroid membrane prior to airway manipulation in difficult airways. In this study, we aimed to determine the amount of training anesthesia trainees would need to achieve competence in bedside ultrasound to ide...

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Main Authors: Katia F. Oliveira, Cristian Arzola, Xiang Y. Ye, Jefferson Clivatti, Naveed Siddiqui, Kong E. You-Ten
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Competence
Cumulative sum method
Ultrasound
Cricothyroid membrane
Airway management
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-017-0366-7
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