Weidman 2010.
Methods | Randomised interventional cluster trial | |
Participants |
Who: Postgraduate year 2 internal medicine residents Number: 30 eligible to be randomised, 14 randomised to intervention Proportion of eligible staff participating: Implies all participated |
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Interventions |
Intervention description: Resuscitation training plus simulation Control: Resuscitation training alone Location: Simulation laboratory Delivered by: Faculty delivered Length: 4 hours Duration: Single session |
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Outcomes |
Outcomes: Compression rate, depth, ventilation rate, no‐flow fraction, pre‐ and post‐shock pause, appropriate shocks, survival to hospital discharge, and return of spontaneous circulation Follow‐up: 8 months |
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Population studied |
Description: Resuscitation attempts at the study hospital Number: 98 cardiac arrests |
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Funding Source | National Institutes of Health Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | |
Study Setting | An academic tertiary care hospital in the USA | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Computerised random number generation |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Predetermined rules as to allocation post‐randomisation |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Not possible to blind participants |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Study personnel blinded to training. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No discussion |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | High risk | Reported more outcomes than mentioned in methods |
Other bias | High risk | Possible contamination between intervention and control |