ABSTRACT NUMBER: ESOC2026A1976 SIMULATION-ASSISTED TRAINING FOR ULTRASOUND-GUIDED PERIPHERAL IV ACCESS IN NURSES: A RANDOMIZED EDUCATIONAL STUDY
Lucas Di Meglio, Anas Halouia, Rachel Sossa, Fanny Timera, Estelle Dubus, Mikael Mazighi · 2026
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Lucas Di Meglio and five colleagues tested whether simulation training helps nurses place IV lines with ultrasound guidance. The skill mixes hand control with reading a live screen image. New simulators promise faster learning. Whether they add value inside an existing course was untested.
Twenty nurses were split between standard training and simulation-assisted training. Each then placed ten lines in real patients over three months. Two hundred placements were counted in all. Success rates landed near seventy-eight percent in both groups, with no real gap. The simulation group took a bit longer per placement. Practice sped both groups up over time, but the simulator did not speed learning itself. Nurses' sense of mastery also stayed level. The authors urge care before buying costly training tech.
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| CREATOR | Lucas Di Meglio, Anas Halouia, Rachel Sossa, Fanny Timera, Estelle Dubus, Mikael Mazighi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |