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To evaluate the procedural proficiency and technical competency of pediatric residents performing neonatal endotracheal intubation following restrictions in intensive care training.

December 1, 2003PEDIATRICS

Proficiency of Pediatric Residents in Performing Neonatal Endotracheal Intubation

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To evaluate the procedural proficiency and technical competency of pediatric residents performing neonatal endotracheal intubation following restrictions in intensive care training.
Prospective observational study analyzing 449 resident intubation procedures (192 PGY-1, 126 PGY-2, and 131 PGY-3) during the 1998–1999 and 2000–2001 academic years.
Defined competency as successful intubation on the first or second attempt in ≥80% of procedures across indications including delivery room resuscitation, respiratory failure, and meconium-stained amniotic fluid.
Surveyed 56 program graduates (n=31 completed) regarding their current procedural frequency and self-assessed competence.
Residents failed to achieve successful intubation in 35% (160 of 449) of all observed procedures.
First- or second-attempt intubation success rates were 50% for PGY-1 (95% CI: 42.6–56.8), 55% for PGY-2 (95% CI: 46–63.5), and 62% for PGY-3 (95% CI: 53.9–70.7), with no cohort achieving the ≥80% competency threshold.
Despite low objective success rates, 87% of surveyed residency graduates rated their intubation confidence as good or excellent upon completing training.

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Observational study reveals low neonatal endotracheal intubation proficiency among pediatric residents, highlighting a mismatch between objective competency and self-reported clinical confidence.

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Falck et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72dca35db6ec1d621ae6ed https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.112.6.1242

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Observational study reveals low neonatal endotracheal intubation proficiency among pediatric residents, highlighting a mismatch between objective competency and self-reported clinical confidence.

Proficiency of Pediatric Residents in Performing Neonatal Endotracheal Intubation

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Proficiency of Pediatric Residents in Performing Neonatal Endotracheal Intubation

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