2023/08/28 by Cunha-Cabral, Diogo, Alves Carção, André, Marques Gomes, Pedro +2
#Medical Education #Otorhinolaryngology #Tracheostomy
paper · doi:10.34631/sporl.2032
Objective: To evaluate the medical residents’ knowledge of tracheostomy. Materials and Methods: We administered a questionnaire to medical residents to collect information about their training in tracheostomy during the medical course and contact with tracheostomized patients during internship (“Internato de Formação Geral” - IFG). Knowledge about tracheostomy was evaluated through eight multiple-choice questions. Results: We obtained answers f rom 132 participants, of which 74.2% responded that they had not received training in tracheostomy during the medical course and 49.2% reported having had contact with patients with a tracheostomy during IFG. The mean number of correct answers was 4.60 (standard deviation [SD]=1.283). Previous training and contact with tracheostomized patients during IFG were not significantly associated with a higher mean number of correct answers (p= 0.777 and p=0.218, respectively). Conclusions: Undergraduate medical education may have shortcomings regarding tracheostomy training, due to which newly qualified doctors have insufficient knowledge about this topic.