Telepresent Intubation Supervision Is as Effective as In-Person Supervision of Procedurally Naive Operators

Abstract

In this study population of procedurally naive medical students, telepresent supervision was as effective as in-person supervision for tracheal intubation.

Telepresent Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma Examination Training Versus Traditional Training for Medical Students: A Simulation‐Based Pilot Study

“…The terms telementored, telesonography, and remote telementored US have been developed to satisfy the need of disseminating real‐time feedback and education . Telepresence has also been shown to be a practical method of guiding medical students to perform an intubation via remote guidance . Previous studies have demonstrated that instructing naïve medical students on acute medical management can be successful remotely .…”

Use of Telemedicine to Improve Neonatal Resuscitation

“…One study described 206 telemedicine-assisted intubations performed in rural emergency departments in which 71% were successful on the first attempt and 96% overall success despite most of these having at least one attempt prior to initiating the telemedicine consultation [62]. Another cross-over study in which medical students were randomized to four groups (telemedicine supervised direct laryngoscopy, in-person supervised direct laryngoscopy, telemedicine supervised video laryngoscopy and in-person supervised video laryngoscopy) demonstrated no difference between success rates in the groups which suggests that telemedicine supervision is at least as effective as in-person supervision [63].…”

The effect of verbal and video feedback on learning direct laryngoscopy among novice laryngoscopists: a randomized pilot study

“…20,25 In the current climate of scarce resources, other educational approaches may be of interest, e.g., teaching without a teacher 26 or remote coaching. 27…”