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Daniel King^1,2, Danielle Davison², Ivy Benjenk²

¹University of Maryland, Prince Georges Hospital Center, Cheverly, MD, USA.

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|March 15, 2021

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Learners rated popular YouTube central line insertion videos lower than experts, despite the videos having high viewership. Educational content on medical procedures should prioritize peer-reviewed sources for quality assurance.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Surgical Training
Digital Health

Background:

Instructional videos are valuable for teaching medical procedures.
Open publishing platforms like YouTube offer accessibility but lack peer review, leading to variable content quality.
Assessing the quality of online medical videos is crucial for effective learner training.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare expert and learner evaluations of central line insertion videos on YouTube.
To determine if learners can accurately assess the quality of openly published medical procedure videos.

Main Methods:

Five central line insertion videos were selected from YouTube, including a gold standard video.
Eleven medical experts evaluated videos using a 22-item Likert scale questionnaire.
Forty-five residents (learners) assessed the same videos using the identical evaluation scale.

Main Results:

The most popular YouTube video (858,933 views) received the lowest scores from both experts and learners.
Learners consistently rated videos higher than experts, particularly PGY-1 residents.
A gold standard video from NEJM was rated highest by both groups.

Conclusions:

The most viewed central line insertion video on YouTube was of the poorest quality.
Learners tend to overestimate the quality of online medical instructional videos compared to experts.
Peer-reviewed sources are recommended for medical educational curricula, especially for procedures like central line insertion.