The use of computerized echocardiographic simulation improves the learning curve for transesophageal hemodynamic assessment in critically ill patients

Annals of Intensive Care

Table 2 Skills assessment score

	M1	M3	M6	ANOVA
Mean score, interventional group	32.5 [29.25–35.5]	37 [33.5–38.5]	37.5 [33–39]	p = 0.048
Mean score, control group	24.75 [20–30.25]	32 [30.37–34.5]	36 [33.5–37.5]
p	<0.0001	0.0004	0.24
Number of supervised TEE examinations, interventional group	4.5 [3.5–6.25]	10.5 [8.5–13.25]	17 [14–28]	p = 0.001
Number of supervised TEE examinations, control group	5.5 [3.75–6.5]	15.5 [14–20]	30.5 [21.5–39.5]
p	0.31	0.0003	0.0004

Skills assessment score with the number of supervised TEE examinations at 1 (M1), 3 (M3) and 6 months (M6) in the interventional (with simulator) and control (without simulator) groups. ANOVA column corresponds to analysis of changes from M1 to M6, whereas p line relates to comparison between both groups at each evaluation. Data are expressed as median [25–75 percentiles]
TEE transesophageal echocardiography