Knowledge retention after simulated crisis: importance of independent practice and simulated mortality

• Published in: British journal of anaesthesia : BJA Vol. 123; no. 1; pp. 81 - 87
• Main Authors: Burnett, Garrett, Goldberg, Andrew, DeMaria, Samuel, Levine, Adam, Katz, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2019
• Subjects: cardiac arrest; high-fidelity simulation; medical education; medical error; patient safety; high-fidelity simulation; patient safety; medical education; cardiac arrest; medical error

Simulation is an important component of postgraduate medical education, but optimal parameters for simulation are not known. Managing simulations independently and allowing simulated morbidity and mortality have been shown to improve follow-up performance in simulation. We hypothesised that allowing...