title: Impact of an intensive 2-day endovascular training course on technical performance of trainees.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a 2-day international endovascular training course on the performance of trainees as compared with a control group, assessed in a bench model-based task using an objective structured evaluation protocol.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 50 trainees, 28 course participants of 2 consecutive identical courses and a control group of 22 participants with a similar level of experience without course attendance, underwent baseline and final assessment (simulated arterial access task). The evaluation form consisted of a global assessment (GA), task-specific checklist percentage score (CL), and global rating scale percentage score (GR), with both percentage scores ranging from 0% (worst performance) to 100% (best performance).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Course participants were more likely to pass the GA at final testing than the control group (odds ratio=59; 95% confidence interval [CI] 9.5-656; P<0.001). The estimated difference in percentage score at final testing between course participants and the control group was 26% (95% CI 18-34; P<0.001) for the CL and 29% (95% CI 19-40; P<0.001) for the GR.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A 2-day structured endovascular training course significantly improves endovascular performance in a simulated environment. These results are important for the design of endovascular training curricula with the ultimate goal of contributing to patient safety.
authors: Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors: Rachel
authors: R
authors: Rosenthal
authors: Edin
authors: E
authors: Mujagic
authors: Augustinus Ludwig
authors: AL
authors: Jacob
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Seelos
authors: Juliane
authors: J
authors: Schäfer
authors: Lorenz
authors: L
authors: Gürke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D057189:Checklist; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D009048:Motor Skills; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013997:Time Factors