Design and validation of the Regional Anaesthesia Procedural Skills Assessment Tool

Summary The aim of this study was to create and evaluate the validity, reliability and feasibility of the Regional Anaesthesia Procedural Skills tool, designed for the assessment of all peripheral and neuraxial blocks using all nerve localisation techniques. The first phase was construction of a 25‐...

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Published in:Anaesthesia 2015-12, Vol.70 (12), p.1401-1411
Main Authors: Chuan, A., Graham, P. L., Wong, D. M., Barrington, M. J., Auyong, D. B., Cameron, A. J. D., Lim, Y. C., Pope, L., Germanoska, B., Forrest, K., Royse, C. F.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anesthesiology - education
Checklist
Clinical Competence
Educational Measurement
Humans
Nerve Block - methods
Training
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Summary:Summary The aim of this study was to create and evaluate the validity, reliability and feasibility of the Regional Anaesthesia Procedural Skills tool, designed for the assessment of all peripheral and neuraxial blocks using all nerve localisation techniques. The first phase was construction of a 25‐item checklist by five regional anaesthesia experts using a Delphi process. This checklist was combined with a global rating scale to create the tool. In the second phase, initial validation by 10 independent anaesthetists using a test–retest methodology was successful (Cohen kappa ≥ 0.70 for inter‐rater agreement, scores between test to retest, paired t‐test, p > 0.12). In the third phase, 70 clinical videos of trainees were scored by three blinded international assessors. The RAPS tool exhibited face validity (p 
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1111/anae.13266