Table 1 Importance of tasks for pre-registration house officers.
From: Foundation doctors in Anaesthesia: should they be taught to administer an anaesthetic?
Task | Number (proportion) (n = 43) |
|---|---|
Bag & Mask ventilation | 43 (100) |
Fluid Management | 43 (100) |
Intravenous Cannulation | 43 (100) |
Perioperative analgesia | 43 (100) |
Recognise Critical illness | 43 (100) |
Preparation and administration of intravenous drugs | 42 (98) |
Acute Pharmacology & Physiology | 38 (88) |
Patient monitoring & documentation | 38 (88) |
Preoperative assessment | 34 (79) |
Laryngeal Mask Airway insertion | 29 (67) |
Use of local anaesthetic | 28 (65) |
ALS Course completion | 26 (60) |
Endotracheal intubation | 25 (58) |
Maintaining a log book of experience | 23 (53) |
Central venous line insertion | 22 (51) |
Arterial line insertion | 18 (42) |
Anaesthetic machine check | 7 (16) |