Impact of Sleep Deprivation on Anesthesiology Residents' Non-technical Skills

Sleep deprivation is common in anaesthesiology residents. Its effects on technical skills have been reported with controversial results. Non-technical skills (team working, situation awareness, decision making and task management) contribute to safe and efficient task performance. They have a crucial role in anaesthetic practice, especially during crisis management. The investigators hypothesized that sleep deprivation was associated with a reduced mobilisation of non-technical skills in anaesthesiology residents.

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Key information

Conditions

Sleep Deprivation Dyssomnias Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

The scenario consisted in a rapid sequence induction for emergency general anaesthesia in case of acute peritonitis complicated by an anaphylactic shock secondary to the injection of succinylcholine. All scenarios were performed with the assistance of an anaesthetist nurse, facilitator of the scenario. In a second time, after patient stabilisation (defined as oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry (SpO2) > 95%, mean arterial pressure (PAM) > 65 mmHg and heart rate (HR) < 100 bpm for at least 2 minutes) consecutive to an expected injection of 100 µg of epinephrine decided by the participant, a surgeon entered the operating room to create a dilemma regarding patient destination (continue surgery or intensive care unit admission)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Anesthesiology residents from Paris academic hospitals

Exclusion criteria

Chronic sleep disorder

Treatment and study plan

Sleep deprivation

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

Anesthetists non technical skills (ANTS) scale

Time frame: day 0 during procedure

score assessed by 2 blinded evaluators during scenario

Secondary outcomes

Technical skills

Time frame: day 0 during procedure

Check list of items, assessed by 2 blinded evaluators during scenario

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Paris 5 - Rene Descartes

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Registry information

Official study title

Impact of Sleep Deprivation on Anesthesiology Residents' Non-technical Skills: a Simulation Based Randomised Study.

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2016
First posted: Dec 4, 2015
Registry last updated: Mar 25, 2025

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