A tool for assessing competency in chest tube insertion was developed and validated using mannequins and patients. Scores varied according to participant experience, and interrater consistency in evaluations was high. It is suggested that this assessment tool can be used to judge the development of competence in chest to insertion and to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching.
A new instrument to assess physician skill at chest tube insertion: the TUBE-iCOMPT
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Thorax
Source URL: http://thorax.bmj.com/content/70/2/186?etoc
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Author(s): Matthew R Salamonsen, Farzad Bashirzadeh, Alexander J Ritchie, Helen E Ward, David I K Fielding