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Area of Science:

  • Medical Simulation
  • Pediatric Critical Care
  • Virtual Reality Technology

Background:

  • Sepsis is a primary cause of mortality in children, with persistent gaps in evidence-based care adherence.
  • Immersive multiuser virtual reality (MUVR) simulation offers a potential method to improve provider clinical competency and situation awareness for sepsis management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish validity and acceptability evidence for an MUVR simulation platform in pediatric sepsis care.
  • To assess differences in sepsis recognition speed between experienced and novice healthcare providers using MUVR.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective, observational pilot study involving interprofessional teams in an MUVR simulation of a decompensating septic patient.
  • Primary outcome: time to sepsis recognition analyzed via logistic regression. Secondary outcomes: perceived clinical accuracy, practice relevance, and side effects.

Main Results:

  • Experienced providers demonstrated significantly higher odds of recognizing sepsis earlier (2 minutes) compared to novice providers (cumulative odds ratio: 3.70, p=0.004).
  • High participant agreement on clinical accuracy (98.6%) and potential practice impact (81.1%).
  • High immersion levels (95.7%-99.3%) and predominantly mild side effects (70.4%-81.4%) were reported.

Conclusions:

  • The novel MUVR simulation effectively differentiated sepsis recognition abilities between experienced and novice providers.
  • Validity and acceptability data support the expanded use of MUVR simulations for training and assessing pediatric sepsis care.