Airway management education: simulation based training versus non-simulation based training-A systematic review and meta-analyses

Sun, Yanxia; Pan, Chuxiong; Li, Tianzuo; Gan, Tong J.

doi:10.1186/s12871-017-0313-7

Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: Airway management education: simulation based training versus non-simulation based training-A systematic review and meta-analyses

Trials	Number of learners	Study design	Type of participants/Specialties	Type of NSBT	Type of SBT	Airway management techniques	Outcomes	MERSQI
Ovassapian A (1998)^a [8]	32	RCT	Residents/Surgery and anesthesiology	Instructor demonstration	Unspecified model simulator	FL	SR(p), BP, complications	14
Naik VN (2001)^a [9]	24	RCT	Residents/Anesthesiology and internal medicine	lecture	Partial-task simulator	FL	SR(p), TS, BP complications	16
OST D (2001)^a [10]	6	RCT	First –year fellows/Pulmonary	Clinical observation	Partial-task simulator	FL	TS, BP complications	13
Modell JH (2002)^a [11]	40	RCT	Students/Veterinary	Self study	Virtual reality with HPS	DL	ES	11.5
Morgan PJ (2002)^a [12]	144	RCT	Final-year medical students	Video	Virtual reality with HPS	DL	BP, ES, LR	12.5
Multak N (2002)^a [21]	56	2NR	Students/Physician assistant	Video and discussion	Virtual reality with HPS	DL	ES	9.5
Hall RE (2005)^a [13]	36	RCT	Second-year students/Paramedic	Clinical observation	Virtual reality with HPS	DL	SR(p), Complications	12.5
Chen JS (2006)^a [14]	20	RCT	Novice bronchoscopists/NR	Video and clinical observation	Partial-task simulator	FL	LR	10
Quigley P (2007) [22]	70	2NR	Nurse and doctors/Emergency	Self study	Partial-task simulator	CP	SR(s)	11.5
Kory P (2007) [23]	64	2NR	residents/Internal medicine	Clinical observation	Virtual reality with HPS	BMV	BP	12
Youngquist ST (2008) [24]	245	2NR	Students/Paramedic	Lecture/video	Unspecified model simulator	BMV, DL	LR, SR(s)	13.5
Hallikainen J (2009) [15]	46	RCT	Fourth year medical students	Clinical observation	Virtual reality with HPS	DL	SR(s)	13.5
Gaies MG (2009)^a [16]	38	RCT	Interns/Pediatric	Clinical observation	Unspecified model simulator	BMV	SR(s), BP	14
Wenk M (2009)^a [17]	33	RCT	Fourth-year medical students/NR	Problem-based discussion	Virtual reality with HPS	DL	TS, BP, ES, LR	14.5
Campos JH (2011)^a [18]	56	RCT	Fellows and faculty with limited related experience/Anesthesiology	video	Partial-task simulator	DL	SR(P), TS, complications	15
Smith ME (2014)^a [19]	36	RCT	Final-year medical students and residents/NR	Lecture and video	Partial-task simulator	FL	TS, BP, complications	15
Jayaraman V (2014) [20]	19	RCT	Medical students/Surgery	Video	Partial-task simulator	Cricothyroidotomy	TS, BP, ES, LR, complications	14

NSBT non-simulation based training, SBT simulation based training, MERSQI Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument
Study design: RCT randomized controlled trial, 2NR non-randomized two-group study design
Type of participants: NR not reported
Simulator: HPS high fidelity simulator
Airway management technique: BMV bag-mask-ventilation, CP cricoid pressure, DL direct laryngoscopy and/or intubation, FL flexible laryngoscopy or bronchoscopy
Outcomes: BP behavior performance, ES examination score, LR learner reactions, SR(p) success rate on patients, SR(s) success rate on simulators, TS time-skill
^astudies included in meta-analysis

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