Diagnostic Error
Conditions
Brief summary
Diagnostic accuracy and quality of management in anaphylactic shock is assessed in three conditions: expected, unexpected with no distractor, unexpected with distractor
Detailed description
participants: physicians taking part in voluntary workshops. Participants are allocated to teams of three design: prospective, randomized, single-blind setting: simulated anaphylactic shock intervention: participants are allocated to 3 versions of the scenario: 1) expected, 2) unexpected but no distractor, 3) unexpected with distractor
Interventions
OTHERDiagnostic context
A life-threatening situation occurs in 3 different contexts
Sponsors
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
24 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Physicians taking part in voluntary simulator workshops
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal to participate or to being videorecorded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Correct diagnosis of anaphylactic shock | 15 minutes | Diagnosis of anaphylactic shock is explicitly stated by at least one team member within a time frame of 15 minutes after onset |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment of anaphylactic shock with epinephrine ≥ 0.3mg intravenously | 5 minutes | Anaphylactic shock is correctly treated with epinephrine in an appropriate dose (≥ 0.3mg intravenously) within a time frame of 5 minutes after diagnosis |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed