How Prepared Are Pediatric Residents for Pediatric Emergencies: Is Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification Every 2 Years Adequate?
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Global pediatric healthDate Published
2019-09-16Publication Volume
6Publication Begin page
2333794X19876809
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Objectives. We assessed pediatric residents' retention of knowledge and clinical skills according to the time since their last American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (AHA PALS) certification. Methods. Sixty-four pediatric residents were recruited and divided into 3 groups based on the time since their last PALS certification, as follows: group 1, 0 to 8 months; group 2, 9 to 16 months, and group 3, 17 to 24 months. Residents' knowledge was tested using 10 multiple-choice AHA PALS pretest questions and their clinical skills performance was assessed with simulation mock code scenarios using 2 different AHA PALS checklists, and mean scores were calculated for the 3 groups. Differences in the test scores and overall clinical skill performances among the 3 groups were analyzed using analyses of variance, χ2 tests, and Jonckheere-Terpstra tests. Statistical significance was set at P < .05. Results. The pediatric residents' mean overall clinical skills performance scores declined within the first 8 months after their last AHA PALS certification date and continued to decrease over time (87%, 82.6%, and 77.4% for groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively; P = .048). Residents' multiple-choice test scores declined in all 3 groups, but the scores were not significantly different. Conclusions. Residents' clinical skills performance declined within the first 8 months after PALS certification and continued to decline as the time from the last certification increased. Using mock code simulations and reinforcing AHA PALS guidelines during pediatric residency deserve further evaluation.Citation
Doymaz S, Rizvi M, Orsi M, Giambruno C. How Prepared Are Pediatric Residents for Pediatric Emergencies: Is Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification Every 2 Years Adequate? Glob Pediatr Health. 2019 Sep 16;6:2333794X19876809. doi: 10.1177/2333794X19876809. PMID: 31555721; PMCID: PMC6747847.DOI
10.1177/2333794X19876809ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/2333794X19876809
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