Article C2461
Author(s): Athanasios Tsiouris, MD, PhD, Adam N. Protos, MD, Victoria D. Keys, RN, CCRN, Deanna Chambers, RN, Ashok Kumar Coimbatore Jeyakumar, MD, Jay G. Shake, MD
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Topics: Cardiovascular, Skin/Wound Care
Role: Staff
Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes
Emergency resternotomy in the intensive care unit for a patient who has undergone cardiac surgery can be daunting for surgeons and critical care staff. Clinicians involved are often unfamiliar with the surgical instruments and techniques needed. This article describes simulation and didactic training for ICU staff to improve familiarity with emergency resternotomy in the ICU. The quality improvement project suggests that simulation training improves staff comfort with and understanding of these events. The effect on patient care remains to be seen, but the initial results following simulation training are promising.Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.
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