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Area of Science:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Surgical Education
  • Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Emergency resternotomy in the intensive care unit (ICU) post-cardiac surgery presents significant challenges due to unfamiliarity with necessary instruments and techniques among staff.
  • Suboptimal performance and outcomes following an initial emergency ICU resternotomy highlighted the need for improved protocols.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enhance staff comfort, familiarity, and preparedness for emergency resternotomy procedures within the ICU setting.
  • To streamline emergency sternotomy protocols and improve team response through targeted training.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of an education and simulation training program focused on emergency resternotomy.
  • Training included hands-on simulations, familiarization with specialized resternotomy trays, and protocol review.
  • Pre- and post-intervention surveys assessed staff familiarity with plans, algorithms, and roles.

Main Results:

  • Post-intervention, 95% of staff felt prepared for emergency ICU sternotomy, a significant increase from 52% pre-intervention.
  • Preparedness in identifying patients needing emergency sternotomy rose from 50% to 95%.
  • Improved understanding of team roles, protocol activation, and resuscitation guidelines was observed.

Conclusions:

  • Simulation-based training is an effective strategy for enhancing staff comfort and comprehension of emergency resternotomy procedures.
  • Quality improvement initiatives incorporating simulation can positively impact readiness for critical surgical events in the ICU.