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Effectiveness of an Advanced Critical Care Echocardiography Course
Pralay Kumar Sarkar1, Michel Boivin2, Paul H Mayo3
1Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 3989Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
|August 15, 2019
Summary
A 3-day advanced critical care echocardiography (CCE) course significantly improved clinicians' knowledge, image interpretation, and hands-on skills. This training is vital for effective hemodynamic monitoring in critically ill patients.
Area of Science:
- Critical Care Medicine
- Cardiovascular Imaging
Background:
- Advanced critical care echocardiography (CCE) is essential for assessing cardiac structure and function in critical care settings.
- This study evaluates the effectiveness of a 3-day CCE training course.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of a 3-day advanced CCE course on learners' knowledge and skills.
- To determine the effectiveness of CCE training for frontline clinicians.
Main Methods:
- A 5-year study (2013-2017) involving 239 learners in 5 advanced CCE courses.
- Course content included lectures, image interpretation, and hands-on training covering cardiac structure, function, and hemodynamics.
- Outcomes measured via pre- and post-course assessments of knowledge, image acquisition, and interpretation skills.
Main Results:
- Statistically significant improvements were observed in knowledge and image interpretation skills among 239 learners over 5 years.
- Image acquisition skills also showed improvement when measured pre- and post-course during the final 2 years.
Conclusions:
- The 3-day advanced CCE course effectively enhanced knowledge, image interpretation, and hands-on image acquisition skills.
- Advanced CCE is crucial for hemodynamic monitoring in critically ill patients.
- Similar training courses can effectively equip frontline clinicians with advanced CCE expertise.
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