Tracheostomy: evaluation of the medical resident’s knowledge
Objective: To evaluate the medical residents’ knowledge of tracheostomy. Materials and Methods: We administered a questionnaire to medical residents to collect information about their training in tracheostomy during the medical course and contact with tracheostomized patients during internshi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Portuguese Society of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
2023-08-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço |
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| Online Access: | https://journalsporl.com/index.php/sporl/article/view/2032 |
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| Summary: | Objective: To evaluate the medical residents’ knowledge of tracheostomy.
Materials and Methods: We administered a questionnaire to medical residents to collect information about their training in tracheostomy during the medical course and contact with tracheostomized patients during internship (“Internato de Formação Geral” - IFG). Knowledge about tracheostomy was evaluated through eight multiple-choice questions.
Results: We obtained answers f rom 132 participants, of which 74.2% responded that they had not received training in tracheostomy during the medical course and 49.2% reported having had contact with patients with a tracheostomy during IFG. The mean number of correct answers was 4.60 (standard deviation [SD]=1.283). Previous training and contact with tracheostomized patients during IFG were not significantly associated with a higher mean number of correct answers (p= 0.777 and p=0.218, respectively).
Conclusions: Undergraduate medical education may have shortcomings regarding tracheostomy training, due to which newly qualified doctors have insufficient knowledge about this topic.
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| ISSN: | 2184-6499 |