Are pediatric interns prepared to perform infant lumbar punctures?: A multi-institutional descriptive study

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 453-457

  Auerbach, Marc ^a   Chang, Todd P ^b   Reid, Jennifer ^c   Quinones, Casandra ^d   Krantz, Amanda ^e   Pratt, Amanda ^d   Gerard, James Matthew ^f   Mehta, Renuka ^g   Pusic, Martin ^h   Kessler, David Oren ^h  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^h College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

anatomic; clinical skills; competency based education methods; educational measurement methods; internship and residency methods; models; patient simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIMULATOR; SKILL;

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATIENT SIMULATION; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 84876414191     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31828a2011     Document Type: Article

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