Patients who experience cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomized using the Castor software package (Civit B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands). The randomisation strategy is block randomisation, using blocks of 4, based on the level of
Sponsors
Erasmus MC
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. CTS residents in the Netherlands 2. Have at least 1 year of experience in cardiothoracic surgery. This data will be taken from a baseline questionnaire about their work experience in the field of CTS, cardiac arrest in patients after cardiac surgery, and (emergency) resternotomies 3. Participants must provide informed consent in order to be eligible to participate in this study 4. There are no age criteria
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Not able to partake in the conventional or VR training 2. Not able to perform the physical assessment 3. Fail to provide informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Successfully delivered three shocks within a given moment (1 minute) during the training 2. Successfully performed resternotomy within a given moment (5 minutes) during the training | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Protocol deviations, defined as incorrect order of actions, missed steps, or incorrect execution of an action during the training 2. The time to specific actions that should be performed as part of the CALS algorithm stated in the international guidelines | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed