Tracheostomy: evaluation of the medical resident’s knowledge

Diogo Cunha-Cabral; André Alves Carção; Pedro Marques Gomes; Delfim Duarte; José Ferreira Penêda

doi:10.34631/sporl.2032

Authors

Diogo Cunha-Cabral Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia, Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos – Hospital Pedro Hispano, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6868-8209
André Alves Carção Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia, Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos – Hospital Pedro Hispano, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3804-8697
Pedro Marques Gomes Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia, Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos – Hospital Pedro Hispano, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7325-6395
Delfim Duarte Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia, Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos – Hospital Pedro Hispano, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2160-1599
José Ferreira Penêda Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia, Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos – Hospital Pedro Hispano, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8094-7728

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.2032

Keywords:

Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Education, Tracheostomy

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the medical residents’ knowledge of tracheostomy.

Materials and Methods: We administered a questionnaire to medical residents to collect information about their training in tracheostomy during the medical course and contact with tracheostomized patients during internship (“Internato de Formação Geral” - IFG). Knowledge about tracheostomy was evaluated through eight multiple-choice questions.

Results: We obtained answers f rom 132 participants, of which 74.2% responded that they had not received training in tracheostomy during the medical course and 49.2% reported having had contact with patients with a tracheostomy during IFG. The mean number of correct answers was 4.60 (standard deviation [SD]=1.283). Previous training and contact with tracheostomized patients during IFG were not significantly associated with a higher mean number of correct answers (p= 0.777 and p=0.218, respectively).

Conclusions: Undergraduate medical education may have shortcomings regarding tracheostomy training, due to which newly qualified doctors have insufficient knowledge about this topic.

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