Anesthesiology became the first Chilean medical specialty certification board to incorporate an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) into its certification system. The main reason for the introduction of an OSCE is to include an evaluation that allow candidates to demonstrate what they really...
Introducción: La superación profesional debe propiciar el desarrollo de competencias para un mejor desempeño laboral. El desempeño competente del personal médico en medicina transfusional requiere profundos conocimientos teóricos y prácticos que no recibe durante el proceso formativo. Objetivo: ...
Abstract Background and objectives: Poor monitoring of tracheal tube cuff pressure may result in patient complications. The objective method of using a manometer is recommended to keep safe cuff pressure values (20‒30 cm H2O). However, as manometers are not readily available, anesthesiologists use...
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the effect of the patients’ position in obtaining a good quality image of the sciatic nerve at the popliteal fossa by anesthesiology trainees. METHODS: First and 2nd year residents of our anesthesiology program scanned de right popliteal fossa of a unique subject. The subject laid i...
Abstract Logbook is a digital tool launched by the Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology in 2014 and has since been used. This tool allows physicians specializing in anesthesiology to record and store activities performed during the training period. This enabled a descriptive analysis of an extensive datab...
Abstract Background and objectives Procedural simulation training for difficult airway management offers acquisition opportunities. The hypothesis was that 3 hours of procedural simulation training for difficult airway management improves: acquisition, behavior, and patient outcomes as reported 6 months...
Abstract Background: After advancement of cardiovascular surgery, there is also exponential development of anesthetic techniques in this field. Patients with increasing clinical complexity challenge cardiac anesthesiologists to keep constantly updated. An evaluation of Brazilian's cardiovascular anesthe...
Introducción: los valores se deben formar desde la cuna, en el seno de un núcleo familiar, se afianzan en la escuela y se consolidan en la Universidad. En los estudiantes universitarios, cualquiera que sea su carrera y especialidad existe una figura influyente en la formación de valores, el paradigma ...
