Simulation-Based Neonatal Resuscitation Education for Undergraduate Anesthesia Students: A Pre- and Post-Evaluation of Knowledge and Clinical Skills
Table 4
Comparison of pre-intervention and post-intervention knowledge on evaluation in neonatal resuscitation of undergraduate final-year anesthesia students (N = 51).
S. no
Students’ performance
Items
Pre-intervention, n (%)
Post-intervention, n (%)
Improvement rate (%)
-value
1
Meconium stained liquor does not suggest that the newborn may require neonatal resuscitation
42 (82.4)
43 (84.3)
1.9
0.75
2
Mucus extractor and infant Ambu-bags are not always required in the delivery room
49 (96)
51 (100)
4
0.54
3
Respiratory effort, color, and heart rate (cord pulsation) are used to decide if a newborn infant requires resuscitation
46 (90.2)
46 (90.2)
0
0.99
4
After warming, sucking, and drying, if an infant remains apneic, the least important step is to Ambu-bag
43 (84.3)
48 (94.1)
9.8
0.34
5
After delivery, it is important to ascertain that the heart rate is above 100/minute
48 (94.1)
51 (100)
5.9
0.37
6
Cyanosis and heart rate less than 100/minute are danger signs in newborn infants
48 (94.1)
49(96)
1.9
0.75
7
Number of students who had adequate knowledge (scored ≥75%)
46 (90.2)
48 (94.1)
3.9
0.54
N = total number of students; n = number of students who answered the given questions “correctly.”
