OBJECTIVE: Owing to resident work-hour reductions and more permanent personnel in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU), we sought to determine if pediatric housestaff are missing learning opportunities in procedural training due to non-participation. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective, observational study was conducted at an academic NICU using self-reported data from neonatal personnel after attempting 188 procedures on 109 neonates, and analyzed using Fisher's exact and χ (2)-tests. RESULT: Housestaff first attempted 32% of procedures (P<0.001) and were less likely to make attempts early in the academic year (P<0.001). There was no significant difference in attempts based on urgency of situation (P=0.742). Of procedures performed by non-housestaff personnel, 93% were completed while housestaff were present elsewhere in the unit. CONCLUSION: Pediatric housestaff performed the minority of procedures in the NICU, even in non-urgent situations, and were often uninvolved in other procedures, representing missed learning opportunities.
OBJECTIVE: Owing to resident work-hour reductions and more permanent personnel in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU), we sought to determine if pediatric housestaff are missing learning opportunities in procedural training due to non-participation. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective, observational study was conducted at an academic NICU using self-reported data from neonatal personnel after attempting 188 procedures on 109 neonates, and analyzed using Fisher's exact and χ (2)-tests. RESULT: Housestaff first attempted 32% of procedures (P<0.001) and were less likely to make attempts early in the academic year (P<0.001). There was no significant difference in attempts based on urgency of situation (P=0.742). Of procedures performed by non-housestaff personnel, 93% were completed while housestaff were present elsewhere in the unit. CONCLUSION: Pediatric housestaff performed the minority of procedures in the NICU, even in non-urgent situations, and were often uninvolved in other procedures, representing missed learning opportunities.
Authors: Elizabeth E Foglia; Anne Ades; Taylor Sawyer; Kristen M Glass; Neetu Singh; Philipp Jung; Bin Huey Quek; Lindsay C Johnston; James Barry; Jeanne Zenge; Ahmed Moussa; Jae H Kim; Stephen D DeMeo; Natalie Napolitano; Vinay Nadkarni; Akira Nishisaki Journal: Pediatrics Date: 2018-12-11 Impact factor: 7.124
Authors: Lindsay Johnston; Taylor Sawyer; Anne Ades; Ahmed Moussa; Jeanne Zenge; Philipp Jung; Stephen DeMeo; Kristen Glass; Neetu Singh; Alexandra Howlett; Justine Shults; James Barry; Brianna Brei; Elizabeth Foglia; Akira Nishisaki Journal: Neonatology Date: 2021-06-10 Impact factor: 5.106
Authors: Sam J van Sambeeck; Sander M J van Kuijk; Boris W Kramer; Petronella M Vermeulen; Gijs D Vos Journal: Eur J Pediatr Date: 2019-06-08 Impact factor: 3.183