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Area of Science:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Medical Education
  • Pulmonary Medicine

Background:

  • Clinical protocols can improve patient outcomes but may limit trainee involvement in decision-making.
  • The impact of mechanical ventilation protocols on medical education requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between critical care training intensity with mechanical ventilation protocols and fellows' knowledge of ventilator management.
  • To assess if extensive protocol exposure affects understanding of mechanical ventilation.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort equivalence study linking national survey data of protocol availability in US pulmonary and critical care fellowship programs.
  • Mechanical ventilation knowledge assessed via American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Critical Care Medicine Certification Examination scores.
  • Exposure defined as high-intensity (≥2 protocols for ≥3 years) or low-intensity (<2 protocols).

Main Results:

  • Seventy percent of surveyed programs had mechanical ventilation protocols.
  • No significant difference in mechanical ventilation knowledge scores was found between fellows trained in high-intensity versus low-intensity protocol environments.
  • Multivariable analysis showed no association between high-intensity training and mechanical ventilation scores.

Conclusions:

  • Training in a high-intensity mechanical ventilation protocol environment was not associated with poorer performance on ventilator management examination questions.
  • Fellows' knowledge of mechanical ventilation management appears unaffected by the intensity of protocol exposure during training.