In:
Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 16, No. 5 ( 2021-10), p. 341-352
Abstract:
We aimed to assess the learning effects of novice transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) simulator training and to identify gaps in existing studies. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the learning effects of novice TEE training with versus without simulators, searching published articles and proceedings in 6 major databases in June 2019. We included 9 RCTs (268 participants). Compared with nonsimulator training, TEE simulator training resulted in higher skill and knowledge posttraining test scores with large effect sizes (standardized mean difference = 0.81 for skill, 1.61 for knowledge; low-certainty evidence) and higher training satisfaction with a small effect size (standardized mean difference = 0.36; very low-certainty evidence). No RCTs reported training budget or patient outcomes. Additional well-designed studies with low risk of bias and large sample sizes are needed to provide reliable and robust findings and develop more effective TEE simulation-based training curricula.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1559-713X
,
1559-2332
DOI:
10.1097/SIH.0000000000000537
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2223429-9
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