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Critical Appraisal of Anesthesiology Educational Research for 2019
Lara Zisblatt1, Fei Chen1, Dawn Dillman1
1The following authors are in the Department of Anesthesiology at University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI: is Education Specialist; is Assistant Professor, Director of Anesthesia Internship, and Associate Program Director of Education; and is Anesthesiology Resident. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. The following authors are in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR: is Professor, and is Associate Professor. is Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY, and Education Specialist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anesthesiology at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY. is Informationist in the Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. is Medical Education Learning Specialist in the Department of Anesthesiology at Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.
Background:
This study reviews and appraises the articles published about anesthesiology education in 2019. Through this critical appraisal, those interested in anesthesiology education are able to quickly review literature published during this year and explore innovative ways to improve education for all those involved in the practice of anesthesiology.
Methods:
Three Ovid MEDLINE databases, Embase.com, ERIC, and PsycINFO were searched followed by a manual review of articles published in the highest impact factor journals in both the fields of anesthesiology and medical education. Abstracts were double-screened and quantitative articles were subsequently scored by 3 randomly assigned raters. Qualitative studies were scored by 2 raters. Two different rubrics were used for scoring quantitative and qualitative studies; both allowed for scores ranging from 1 to 25. In addition, reviewers rated each article on its overall quality to create an additional list of top articles based solely on the opinion of the reviewers.
Results:
A total of 2374 unique citations were identified through the search criteria and the manual review. Of those, 70 articles met the inclusion criteria (62 quantitative and 8 qualitative). The top 12 quantitative papers and the top 2 qualitative papers with the highest scores were reported and summarized.Conclusions: This critical appraisal continues to be a useful tool for those working in anesthesiology education by highlighting the best research articles published over the year. Highlighting trends in medical education research in anesthesiology can help those in the field to think critically about the direction of this type of research.
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