Results of the Use of a Simulator for Training in Anesthesia and Regional Analgesia Guided by Ultrasound

• Published in: Journal of medical systems 2019-04, Vol.43 (4), p.79-6, Article 79
• Main Authors: Muriel-Fernández, Jorge, Alonso, Carmen Patino, López-Valverde, Nansi, López-Millán, José Manuel, Juánes Méndez, Juan A., Sánchez-Ledesma, María José
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Analgesia; Anesthesia; CAI; Computer assisted instruction; Distance learning; Education & Training; Health Informatics; Health Sciences; Learning; Local anesthesia; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Pain perception; Simulation; Statistics for Life Sciences; Students; Technological Innovations in Biomedical Training and Practice (TEEM 2018); Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasound
• ISSN: 0148-5598; 1573-689X
• DOI: 10.1007/s10916-019-1196-6

Show the learning results obtained by a simulation tool used by students of an online course on anesthesia techniques and regional analgesia guided by ultrasound. A satisfaction survey generated with a form of Google Forms was carried out in September 2018 with 14 questions related to the quality, ease and capacity of the learning obtained after the use of the nerve blocks Simulator, which was firstly published on the first edition of the course for 34 students. An average of 7.3 attempts of resolution have been made per practice and per student in the simulator. The students are, in their immense majority, habitual users of the ICTs and 73% of them consider that their experience with the simulator has been satisfactory and that their learning has been favored by this fact. The authors have verified that the ultrasound simulator contributes to the learning of skills for the practice of nerve blocks and, furthermore, it helps to ensure that theoretical knowledge is carried out in a more productive and efficient way.