Meeting
Abstract Number: 79
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Lumbar puncture and paracentesis are core competencies in internal medicine, but residents frequently report discomfort performing these procedures unsupervised. Simulation-based training (SBT) has previously been shown to improve resident performance of lumbar punctures on patients, but outcomes after paracentesis SBT have only been assessed on simulators. We hypothesized that SBT would improve internal medicine […]