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Table 3 Adherence to the ABCDE algorithm

From: Adherence to the ABCDE approach in relation to the method of instruction: a randomized controlled simulation study

Profession category

Percentage score a

Overall

CL

VBI

p value

n

Mean score (%) (SD)

n

Mean score (%) (SD)

n

Mean score (%) (SD)

 

Nurses

30

25.0 (15.2)

18

21.5 (14.4)

12

30.1 (15.6)

0.135

Residents/NP/PA

24

39.9 (18.2)

14

33.3 (16.3)

10

49.2 (17.3)

0.031

Fellows/neonatologists

11

31.1 (23.8)

11

31.1 (23.8)

0

–

–

All combined

65

31.5 (19.0)

43

27.8 (18.2)

22

38.8 (18.7)

0.026

  1. CL conventional lecture, NP nurse practitioner, PA physician assistant, VBI video-based instruction.
  2. aAnalyses are based on the number of percentage scores. Adherence to the ABCDE algorithm was analyzed with the unpaired T-test, since the data were normally distributed
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BMC Emergency Medicine

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