Comparison of preparation times (in seconds) for emergency airway management (equipment only) with and without a template.
Comparison of time (in seconds) needed to prepare all necessary equipment for one form of emergency airway management with and without a template. Participants will be randomized to "preparation with template (A)" and "preparation without template (B)" and all participants will be measured twice for both arms A and B, however, evaluation will take place on two separate days. Methods of airway management evaluated will be endotracheal intubation, supraglottic airway device and oral fiberoptic intubation, with a total of three measurements per participant per study day and two study days per participant. Participants will be nurses in the intensive care unit and, as a control group, anesthesia nurses will also be evaluated in order to factor in the effects of experience. The study will take place in the usual work environment of participants and with the standard equipment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
42
Preparation of all necessary equipment for endotracheal intubation
Preparation of all necessary equipment for laryngeal mask
Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre of Johannes Gutenberg University
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatine, Germany
Time (in seconds) until completion of preparation of necessary equipment for endotracheal intubation between both groups
Comparison of time (in seconds) until completion of preparation of necessary equipment for endotracheal intubation with and without template
Time frame: Defined verbal sign of participant when given task is started and ended
Time (in seconds) until completion of preparation of necessary equipment for supraglottic airway device between both groups
Comparison of time (in seconds) until completion of preparation of necessary equipment for supraglottic airway device with and without template
Time frame: Defined verbal sign of participant when given task is started and ended
Number of missing equipment for endotracheal intubation
Comparison of number of missing equipment for endotracheal intubation with and without template
Time frame: immediately after completion of intervention
Number of missing equipment for supraglottic airway between groups
Comparison of missing equipment for supraglottic airway with and without template
Time frame: immediately after completion of intervention
Number of wrong size/equipment between groups
Comparison of number of wrong size/equipment with and without template
Time frame: immediately after completion of intervention
Nasa Task Load Index
Comparison of work load using Nasa Task Load Index questionnaire with and without template
Time frame: immediately after completion of all 3 assigned interventions on each study day
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