title: The development of a validated checklist for thoracentesis: preliminary results.
abstract: Thoracentesis is an invasive procedure known to result in complications. Procedure skills should be taught and evaluated more effectively to improve health care quality. Validated checklists are central to teaching and assessing procedural skills. The results of the first step of the validation of a thoracentesis checklist are described. A comprehensive literature review of articles published on thoracentesis did not yield a validated checklist. A modified Delphi technique, involving a panel of 8 interdisciplinary, interinstitutional experts, was used to develop a thoracentesis checklist. The internal consistency coefficient using Cronbach's α was .94. Developing the 23-item thoracentesis checklist for teaching and assessing thoracentesis is the first step in the validation process. For this checklist to become further validated, it should be implemented and studied in the simulation and clinical environments.
authors.affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. dale.berg@jefferson.edu
authors.forename: Dale
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Lee Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Riesenberg
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mealey
authors.forename: Ellen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Justice
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Geffe
authors.forename: Glen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tinkoff
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D003697:Delphi Technique; D006801:Humans; D019152:Paracentesis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results