Sage P Whitmore1, Kyle J Gunnerson1, Jonathan W Haft2, William R Lynch3, Tyler VanDyck4, Christopher Hebert4, John Waldvogel5, Renee Havey4, Allison Weinberg5, James A Cranford6, Deborah M Rooney7, Robert W Neumar8. 1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; The Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC), University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. 2. Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; The Extracorporeal Life Support Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. 3. Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; The Extracorporeal Life Support Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. 4. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. 5. The Extracorporeal Life Support Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. 6. Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. 7. Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. 8. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; The Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC), University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Electronic address: neumar@umich.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Extracorporeal cardiopulmonaryresuscitation (ECPR) is emerging as a viable rescue strategy for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. In the U.S., limited training of emergency medicine providers is a barrier to widespread implementation. AIMS: Test the hypothesis that emergency medicine physicians and nurses can acquire and retain the skills to rapidly and safely initiate ECPR using high-fidelity simulation. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective interventional study. SETTING: U.S. tertiary academic medical center. SUBJECTS: Emergency medicine physicians and nurses with no prior ECPR/ECMO experience. METHODS: Teams of three physicians and three nurses underwent a two-day ECPR training course including didactics, hands-on training, and simulation. Teams were videotaped initiating ECPR in a high-fidelity simulation scenario before and after simulation training. The primary outcome was the proportion of simulations in which full ECPR support was achieved within 30 min of patient arrival. RESULTS: Five teams completed the entire study. Full ECPR support was achieved within 30 min of patient arrival in 11/15, 15/15, and 15/15 attempts at baseline (B), post-testing (PT) and 3-month post-testing (3-PT), respectively (p = 0.06). Intervals (mean ± sd) required to achieve full ECPR support at B, PT, and 3-PT were 25.8±5.3, 17.2±4.6, and 19.2±1.9 min respectively (p < 0.05 for B vs. PT and 3-PT). CONCLUSION: High fidelity simulation training is effective in preparing emergency medicine physicians and nurses to rapidly and safely initiate ECPR in a simulated cardiac arrest scenario, and should be considered when implementing an ED-based ECPR program.
BACKGROUND: Extracorporeal cardiopulmonaryresuscitation (ECPR) is emerging as a viable rescue strategy for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. In the U.S., limited training of emergency medicine providers is a barrier to widespread implementation. AIMS: Test the hypothesis that emergency medicine physicians and nurses can acquire and retain the skills to rapidly and safely initiate ECPR using high-fidelity simulation. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective interventional study. SETTING: U.S. tertiary academic medical center. SUBJECTS: Emergency medicine physicians and nurses with no prior ECPR/ECMO experience. METHODS: Teams of three physicians and three nurses underwent a two-day ECPR training course including didactics, hands-on training, and simulation. Teams were videotaped initiating ECPR in a high-fidelity simulation scenario before and after simulation training. The primary outcome was the proportion of simulations in which full ECPR support was achieved within 30 min of patient arrival. RESULTS: Five teams completed the entire study. Full ECPR support was achieved within 30 min of patient arrival in 11/15, 15/15, and 15/15 attempts at baseline (B), post-testing (PT) and 3-month post-testing (3-PT), respectively (p = 0.06). Intervals (mean ± sd) required to achieve full ECPR support at B, PT, and 3-PT were 25.8±5.3, 17.2±4.6, and 19.2±1.9 min respectively (p < 0.05 for B vs. PT and 3-PT). CONCLUSION: High fidelity simulation training is effective in preparing emergency medicine physicians and nurses to rapidly and safely initiate ECPR in a simulated cardiac arrest scenario, and should be considered when implementing an ED-based ECPR program.
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