Angela C Tsai, Gintas P Krisciunas, Chris Brook, Krystyne Basa, Mauricio Gonzalez, Janet Crimlisk, Julie Silva, Gregory A Grillone
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and utility of simulation of the Emergency Airway Response Team (EART) at a tertiary care hospital to improve team dynamics and confidence and knowledge in managing an emergency airway. METHODS: This was a descriptive, quantitative performance improvement study. From September 1, 2013, to December 1, 2013, 177 members of the EART from anesthesia, otolaryngology, trauma surgery, emergency medicine, ICU nursing, and respiratory therapy participated in emergency airway simulations...
June 2016: Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology