Li Wang, Yu-Qin Ren, Yufei Qian, Rong-Qian Sun, Dan-Feng Li

Department of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226006, People’s Republic of China

Correspondence: Yu-Qin Ren, Department of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 666 Sheng Li Road, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226006, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15962956088, Fax +86 0513 81111120, Email renyuqinryq8@163.com

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine if patient transfers involving extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) can be effectively taught using SimMan 3G training.
Methods: To evaluate the efficacy of the training, 48 medical professionals were randomly assigned to either a conventional teaching group or a SimMan 3G simulation teaching group, and they each underwent training in the ECPR transfer process and were then assessed on their theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and patient transfer time.
Results: The study recruited a total of 48 healthcare professionals, including 10 males and 38 females. The age distribution was as follows: 10 individuals aged 18– 29 years, 24 individuals aged 30– 44 years, and 39 individuals aged ≥ 45 years. All participants had an educational level of at least a bachelor’s degree. There was a statistically significant difference in theoretical knowledge scores, operational skill scores, and patient transfer time between the pre- and post-training periods (P < 0.05). Following training, the conventional teaching group had a theoretical knowledge average score of 82.46± 10.91, the highest score was 92, and the lowest score was 64, operational skill average score of 88.35± 17.71, the highest score was 93, and the lowest score was 76, and patient transfer time of 97± 10.68 seconds, while the SimMan 3G simulation teaching group had a theoretical knowledge average score of 88.78± 13.55, the highest score was 96, and the lowest score was 78, operational skill average score of 95.32± 20.15, the highest score was 98, and the lowest score was 85, and patient transfer time of 68.25± 4.03 seconds.
Conclusion: The training effect of the ECPR transfer process can be greatly improved by using the SimMan3G simulation-based teaching, and this method can also play a role in clinical continuing education with significantly less time and effort invested.

Keywords: ECPR, simman 3G, simulation teaching, transfer process