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The role of WhatsApp™ in pediatric difficult airway management: A study from the PeDI Collaborative

Evelina Pankiv1,2, Kira Achaibar1,2, Alomgir Hossain3

  • 1Department of Anesthesia, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Paediatric Anaesthesia
|September 16, 2023
PubMed

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The Pediatric Difficult Intubation Collaborative (PeDI-C) WhatsApp™ group effectively facilitates global knowledge exchange on pediatric difficult airway management. Members found the discussions highly useful and applicable to their clinical practice.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Anesthesiology
  • Medical Education Technology
  • Clinical Collaboration

Background:

  • Pediatric difficult airway management presents unique clinical challenges.
  • The Pediatric Difficult Intubation Collaborative (PeDI-C) is an international group focused on quality improvement and research in pediatric difficult airways.
  • A WhatsApp™ group was established by PeDI-C for real-time discussions on managing pediatric difficult airways.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the usage patterns of the PeDI-C WhatsApp™ group.
  • To identify key themes in messages concerning pediatric difficult airway management.
  • To assess the perceived usefulness of the WhatsApp™ group among PeDI-C members.

Main Methods:

  • Archived discussions from the PeDI-C WhatsApp™ group (2014-2019) were analyzed.
  • A survey was administered to PeDI-C members to gauge their perception of the group's usefulness.
  • Message content analysis focused on identifying types of posts and response rates.

Main Results:

  • Analysis of 5781 messages revealed advice seeking (28%), announcements (24.2%), and clinical case-sharing (22.2%) as primary themes.
  • Posts seeking advice on patient care or medication/equipment, and clinical case-sharing, received significantly more responses.
  • 77% of surveyed members found the discussions translatable to their clinical practice, with advice on patient management being of most interest.

Conclusions:

  • The PeDI-C WhatsApp™ group has successfully enabled rapid, worldwide knowledge sharing on pediatric difficult airway management.
  • Members expressed satisfaction with the platform's role in their professional development and clinical practice.
Abstract

Keywords:
WhatsApp™airwaydifficult airwaynetworkpediatric anesthesiasocial network

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