Table 2. Pretraining and Posttraining Comparison of IPSs and TRIs.
| Test | Training | Follow-up 14 mo Later | Experts, Mean (SD) | P Values | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before vs After, Follow-up, and Experts | After vs 14 mo | After vs Experts | 14 mo vs Experts | ||||||||||
| Before, Mean (SD) | After, Mean (SD) | Change From Pretraining Values, % | Mean (SD) | Change From Pretraining Values, % | |||||||||
| IPS component | |||||||||||||
| Knowledge | 48 (7) | 58 (7) | 20.8 | 57 (6) | 18.7 | 65 (5) | <.001 | .98 | .005 | .002 | |||
| Anatomy | 47 (11) | 71 (9) | 51.1 | 69 (9) | 46.8 | 78 (7) | <.001 | .09 | .10 | .06 | |||
| Management | 44 (7) | 46 (9) | 4.5 | 46 (8) | 4.5 | 53 (9) | <.001 | .99 | .007 | .005 | |||
| Procedural steps | 51 (14) | 72 (12) | 41.2 | 75 (11) | 47.0 | 85 (7) | <.001 | .98 | .73 | .57 | |||
| Technical points | 57 (12) | 71 (13) | 24.6 | 75 (12) | 31.6 | 87 (8) | <.001 | .74 | .004 | .03 | |||
| TRI | 48 (7) | 63 (7) | 31.2 | 64 (6) | 33.3 | 74 (4) | <.001 | .89 | .004 | .002 | |||
| GRS | |||||||||||||
| GRS1 (indications and management) | 2.7 (0.64) | 3.4 (0.74) | 25.9 | 3.5 (0.76) | 22.8 | 4.5 (0.46) | <.001 | .76 | <.001 | <.001 | |||
| GRS2 (anatomy) | 2.3 (0.75) | 3.6 (0.88) | 56.5 | 3.6 (0.89) | 56.5 | 4.3 (0.67) | <.001 | .99 | .30 | .05 | |||
| GRS3 (technical skills) | 2.7 (0.87) | 3.6 (0.92) | 33.3 | 3.6 (0.86) | 33.3 | 4.4 (0.55) | <.001 | .99 | .03 | .05 | |||
| GRS4 (readiness to perform) | 2.2 (0.72) | 3.6 (0.84) | 63.6 | 3.5 (0.91) | 59.1 | 4.3 (0.62) | <.001 | .99 | .20 | .01 | |||
| GRS5 (overall), % | 63 (11) | 81 (11) | 18.0 | 80 (11) | 17.0 | 91 (14) | <.001 | .85 | .20 | .06 | |||
Abbreviations: GRS, Global Rating Scale; IPS, individual procedure score; TRI, Trauma Readiness Index.