A Scottish National Prospective Study of airway management skills in new-start SHOs{dagger}

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Accepted June 6, 2006

Clinical Investigation

A Scottish National Prospective Study of airway management skills in new-start SHOs

C. Whymark ¹ ^*, A. Moores ¹, and A. D. MacLeod ¹

¹ Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
C. Whymark, E-mail: cwhymark{at}doctors.org.uk

Abstract

Background. There is increasing concern about the ability ofjunior anaesthetists to manage the airway correctly and alarmthat this may lead to adverse events.

Methods. We monitoredthe airway management skills of new-start anaesthetists in Scotlandfor 3 months.

Results. Experience with the laryngeal mask airwaywas satisfactory but there was wide variation in numbers offacemask and tracheal intubation cases.

Conclusions. We recommendthat facemask anaesthesia is given a high priority in the formativemonths and that a target number of intubations should be carriedout before providing anaesthesia without direct supervision.

Keywords: airway, maintenance; intubation; training.

Presented at Difficult Airway Society, Leicester, November 26, 2004.

The author name Macleod has been changed to MacLeod in this version.

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