The Effect of Simulation Training in Anesthesia on Student Operational Performance and Patient Safety.

A veterinary anesthesia simulated environment (VASE) with clinical scenarios has been integrated into the pre-clinical curriculum at Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine to simulate anesthesia of a live patient within a surgical suite. Although this modality was shown to significantly improve veterinary students' perceived preparedness to perform anesthesia on live patients, whether this would improve anesthesia competency in the actual clinical environment, described as operational performance, remained unclear. Our goal was to examine the relationship between anesthesia simulation training and student anesthesia operational performance.

Teaching Tip: Development of Veterinary Anesthesia Simulations for Pre-Clinical Training: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation Based on Student Perspectives.

Anesthesia simulations have been used in pre-clinical medical training for decades to help learners gain confidence and expertise in an operating room environment without danger to a live patient. The authors describe a veterinary anesthesia simulation environment (VASE) with anesthesia scenarios developed to provide a re-creation of a veterinarian's task environment while performing anesthesia. The VASE uses advanced computer technology with simulator inputs provided from standard monitoring equipment in common use during veterinary anesthesia and a commercial canine training mannequin that allows intubation, ventilation, and venous access.

Development of Veterinary Anesthesia Simulations for Pre-Clinical Training: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation Based on Student Perspectives.

Anesthesia simulations have been used in pre-clinical medical training for decades to help learners gain confidence and expertise in an operating room environment without danger to a live patient. The authors describe a veterinary anesthesia simulation environment (VASE) with anesthesia scenarios developed to provide a re-creation of a veterinarian's task environment while performing anesthesia. The VASE uses advanced computer technology with simulator inputs provided from standard monitoring equipment in common use during veterinary anesthesia and a commercial canine training mannequin that allows intubation, ventilation, and venous access.