Key result
A Basic FATE training course improved anesthesia trainees' total image acquisition scores by a median of 9.1 percentage points from pre- to post-course (p=0.001).
Why the study?
Does a Basic FATE training course improve TTE image acquisition skills in anesthesia trainees?
Does a Basic FATE training course improve TTE image acquisition skills in anesthesia trainees?
Effect estimate: Median improvement 9.1 percentage points
p-value: p=0.001
A basic FATE training course is feasible and effectively teaches anesthesia trainees TTE image acquisition with significant skill retention at 5 months.
At our institution, implementation of a formal training course in Basic Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echocardiography (FATE) was associated with an improvement in anesthesia trainees' ability to obtain transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) images. Total image acquisition scores improved by a median (Q1, Q3) 9.1 (2.9,14.7) percentage points from pre-to post-hands-on FATE course (n=20; p=0.001). Participants who returned for a subsequent assessment 5 months following the course demonstrated a median (Q1, Q3) 18.0 (9.1,22.1) percentage point improvement from their pre-course total image acquisition scores (n=11; p=0.002). This pilot study established the feasibility of our program and results suggest that the basic FATE course can be used to teach trainees TTE quickly, effectively, and with significant retention.
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Haskins et al. (2017) studied Anesthesia trainees learning echocardiography (n=20). Basic Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echocardiography (FATE) training course vs. Pre-course baseline was evaluated on Total image acquisition scores (Median improvement 9.1 percentage points, p=0.001). A Basic FATE training course improved anesthesia trainees' total image acquisition scores by a median of 9.1 percentage points from pre- to post-course (p=0.001).
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