AB275. SOH26AB_0141. Bridging the gap between knowledge and skill: the impact of a difficult airway management workshop
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AB275. SOH26AB_0141. Bridging the gap between knowledge and skill: the impact of a difficult airway management workshop

Minahil Rahman, Saira Asghar, Harry McGrath, Tara Feeley, Margaret McLoughlin

Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Background: The evolution of equipment to aid advanced airway techniques mandates familiarization and practice for their routine application. Hands-on workshops offer opportunities for experiential learning in this regard. We evaluated a difficult airway workshop.

Methods: We devised and delivered a workshop to improve familiarity in anaesthesia trainees, consultants, and nurses with four advanced airway techniques: video-assisted fibreoptic intubation (VAFI), emergency front of neck access (EFONA), intubation through laryngeal mask airway (LMA), and airway exchange catheters (AEC). Thirty minutes were dedicated to each station, in which indications of the equipment and demonstration of the technique were given to groups of five by two tutors on high-fidelity manikins, followed by hands-on practice. The Kirkpatrick evaluation model was used to structure pre- and post-workshop self-assessment questionnaires to measure participants’ reaction and learning (levels 1 and 2). Scores for knowledge and confidence in using the equipment for each technique were scaled from 0 to 100. Data were analysed using Microsoft Excel.

Results: Level 1: 100% participants found the workshop beneficial for routine practice. 100% marked tutors and each technique as excellent. Level 2: confidence in executing advanced airway techniques increased from 40 to 94.7. Knowledge regarding Aintree and Cook AEC increased from 26 to 80. Confidence in their use increased from 24 to 80. Understanding of EFONA and confidence in its performance rose from 50 to 87 and from 28 to 74, respectively. Confidence in using flexible bronchoscopy for intubating through LMA and VAFI was recorded as an increase from 36 to 82.

Conclusions: The results demonstrate the effectiveness of our workshop in enhancing the knowledge and skills required for complex airway management.

Keywords: Advanced airway techniques; difficult airway; fibreoptic; hands-on workshop; Kirkpatrick

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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doi: 10.21037/map-26-ab275
Cite this abstract as: Rahman M, Asghar S, McGrath H, Feeley T, McLoughlin M. AB275. SOH26AB_0141. Bridging the gap between knowledge and skill: the impact of a difficult airway management workshop. Mesentery Peritoneum 2026;10:AB275.

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