title: Anesthesia simulators--technology and applications.
abstract: Anesthesia simulators are rapidly becoming more prevalent worldwide. Several types of anesthesia simulators utilizing a variety of technologies are available. High fidelity mannequin-based simulators, low fidelity screen-based simulators, and relatively inexpensive intermediate fidelity simulators have found applications in training, assessment of clinical competence, and research. A number of recent studies support the use of anesthesia simulators and may lead to widespread adoption of simulation in other fields of medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, and Surgical and Perioperative Services, VA Puget Sound Health Care Service, Seattle, WA, USA. hschwid@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Schwid
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D016544:Patient Simulation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity