L Fuhrmann1, T H Pedersen1, A Atke2, A M Møller1, D Østergaard3. 1. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. 2. Department for Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. 3. Danish Institute for Medical Simulation, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Emergency Caesarean section is performed when the life of the pregnant woman and/or the foetus is considered at risk. A 30-min standard for the decision-to-delivery interval (DDI) is a common practice and is supported by national organisations including The Danish Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Danish obstetric departments report the DDI to a national database. A national arbitrarily set standard recommends that 95% of ECSs should be achieved within the 30-min DDI standard. In 2011, 34.4% of ECSs, performed at our hospital, were achieved within the 30-min time frame. This study aims to evaluate the effect of a simulation-based team training programme on the proportion of ECSs achieved within a 30-min time frame. METHOD: We performed an interventional before-and-after study. We evaluated a total of one hundred 30-min ECSs before and after the intervention. The primary outcome of interest was the proportion of 30-min ECSs achieved within a 30-min time frame. RESULTS: A total of 20 team training courses were held during May/June 2013. These courses trained 239 of 252 team members (comprised of: 36 obstetricians, 45 scrub nurses, 83 midwives, 38 anaesthesiologists, 37 nurse anaesthetists) in handling of 30-min ECS. This corresponds to 95% of staff. The proportion of 30-min ECSs achieved within a 30-min time frame was higher after team training (87.5%, 95% CI 79.2-93.4%) compared with before training (74.0%, 95% CI 64.0-82.4%) (P = 0.017). CONCLUSION: Team training may contribute positively to an increase in the proportion of ECSs achieved within a 30-min time frame.
BACKGROUND: Emergency Caesarean section is performed when the life of the pregnant woman and/or the foetus is considered at risk. A 30-min standard for the decision-to-delivery interval (DDI) is a common practice and is supported by national organisations including The Danish Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Danish obstetric departments report the DDI to a national database. A national arbitrarily set standard recommends that 95% of ECSs should be achieved within the 30-min DDI standard. In 2011, 34.4% of ECSs, performed at our hospital, were achieved within the 30-min time frame. This study aims to evaluate the effect of a simulation-based team training programme on the proportion of ECSs achieved within a 30-min time frame. METHOD: We performed an interventional before-and-after study. We evaluated a total of one hundred 30-min ECSs before and after the intervention. The primary outcome of interest was the proportion of 30-min ECSs achieved within a 30-min time frame. RESULTS: A total of 20 team training courses were held during May/June 2013. These courses trained 239 of 252 team members (comprised of: 36 obstetricians, 45 scrub nurses, 83 midwives, 38 anaesthesiologists, 37 nurse anaesthetists) in handling of 30-min ECS. This corresponds to 95% of staff. The proportion of 30-min ECSs achieved within a 30-min time frame was higher after team training (87.5%, 95% CI 79.2-93.4%) compared with before training (74.0%, 95% CI 64.0-82.4%) (P = 0.017). CONCLUSION: Team training may contribute positively to an increase in the proportion of ECSs achieved within a 30-min time frame.
Authors: Ageeth N Rosman; Jeroen van Dillen; Joost Zwart; Evelien Overtoom; Timme Schaap; Kitty Bloemenkamp; Thomas van den Akker Journal: Health Sci Rep Date: 2022-08-04