Learning fibreoptic intubation with a virtual computer program transfers to ‘hands on’ improvement

Abstract

Self-training in fibreoptic intubation with the VFI software may improve the acquisition of fibreoptic intubation skills.

A Virtual Reality Simulation Model of Spinal Ultrasound

“…Other studies have shown that training on virtual reality models does improve clinical performance. Boet et al 17 and Park et al 18 have both shown that training on virtual reality simulators for fiber-optic intubation 17 and colonoscopy 18 improved clinical performance. The model studied by Boet et al 13 was very similar to our spine ultrasound model, as their model did not provide immersion or haptic feedback.…”

The use of an online three-dimensional model improves performance in ultrasound scanning of the spine: a randomized trial

“…Park et al 13 showed that practicing for two to three hours on a computer-based colonoscopy simulator was effective in transferring skills to live models. In their study looking at the use of virtual simulation in teaching fibreoptic intubation, Boet et al 14 showed that self-training on the virtual fibreoptic intubation software improved the acquisition of fibreoptic intubation skills in 42 undergraduate medical students. Nevertheless, both of these studies involved simulators with a physical component that allowed practice of manual skills.…”

Training in placement of the left-sided double-lumen tube among non-thoracic anaesthesiologists: intubation model simulator versus computer-based digital video disc, a randomised controlled trial

“…One recent study 11 involving medical students, who were tested to perform fibreoptic intubation in a mannequin model, after an expert bronchoscopist provided a didactic lecture with, or without, virtual fibreoptic intubation (VFI) software, showed an increased success rate on hands-on practice when the VFI software was used as an adjunct compared to the expert bronchoscopist group alone. Perhaps, a similar teaching method could be recommended when training non-thoracic anaesthesiologists, so the teaching from the expert combined with the CD ROM material could improve the success rate of the placement of DLTs.…”