Multidisciplinary Simulation-Based Team Training for Trauma Resuscitation: A Scoping Review
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
11-1-2019
Journal
Journal of Surgical Education
Volume
76
Issue
6
DOI
10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.05.002
Keywords
Interpersonal and Communication Skills; Medical Knowledge; Patient Care; Practice-Based Learning and Improvement; Simulation; Simulation-based training; Systems-Based Practice; Team; Trauma resuscitation
Abstract
© 2019 Association of Program Directors in Surgery Objective: Simulation-based training as an educational intervention for healthcare providers has increased in use over the past 2 decades. The simulation community has called for standardized reporting of methodologies and outcomes. The purpose of this review was to (1) summarize existing data on the use of simulation-based team training for acute trauma resuscitation, and (2) describe differences in training methodologies, outcomes reporting, and gaps in the literature to inform research priorities. Design: We performed a scoping review of Ovid Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Web of Science, ERIC, and Google Scholar for studies evaluating simulation-based team training for acute trauma resuscitation. Full-text review was performed by 2 reviewers and variables related to study design, training methodology, outcomes reported, and impact of training were abstracted. Results: Forty-seven out of 3,911 screened studies met criteria for inclusion. Only 2 studies were randomized. The most frequent design was a pre-post study (64%). Eleven studies did not report their simulated scenario design. Interventions occurred most frequently in a laboratory-based setting (45%). Simulation-based training was associated with greater knowledge (n = 5/6), higher nontechnical skills (n = 12/13), greater number of resuscitation tasks completed (n = 10/13), and faster time to resuscitation task completion (n = 11/11). No differences in patient outcomes were found (n = 3/3). Conclusions: Simulation-based training for trauma resuscitation is associated with improved measures of teamwork, task performance and speed, knowledge, and provider satisfaction. Type of reported outcomes and training methodologies are variable. Standardized reporting of training methodology and outcomes is needed to address the impact of this intervention.
APA Citation
McLaughlin, C., Barry, W., Barin, E., Kysh, L., Auerbach, M., Upperman, J., Burd, R., & Jensen, A. (2019). Multidisciplinary Simulation-Based Team Training for Trauma Resuscitation: A Scoping Review. Journal of Surgical Education, 76 (6). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.05.002