--- a +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Data from: Comparison of the Validity of the Checklist Assessment in the Cardiac Arrest Simulations with the App in an Academic Hospital in Taiwan: A Retrospective Observational Study + +## Creators +- **Ming-Yuan Huang** +- **Lu-Chih Kung** +- **Sheng-Wen Hou** +- **Yi-Kung Lee** +- **Yung-Cheng Su** + +## Description + +### **Background** +Robust assessment is a crucial component in **Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)** training to determine whether participants meet learning objectives with consistency. This study aimed to evaluate **resuscitation performance using real-time logs**, comparing traditional instructor checklists to time-sensitive performance metrics recorded via video and mobile app. + +The study hypothesized that instructors may be unable to reliably assess **time-sensitive parameters** like: +- **Chest Compression Fraction (CCF)** +- **Time to Initiating Chest Compression** +- **Time to Initiating Defibrillation** + +### **Methods** +- **Data Source:** Video records and checklist-based evaluations of Megacode scenarios from ACLS certification exams across hospitals in **Taipei**. +- **Analysis:** Time-sensitive metrics were extracted using **video reviews assisted by a mobile phone app**. +- The study compared **checklist pass/fail results** with these quantitative parameters. + +### **Results** +- **Total Scenarios Analyzed:** 185 +- **Key Finding:** High chest compression fraction was significantly associated with passing (OR = 3.65; 95% CI: 1.36–9.91; **P = 0.01**). +- Among **112 participants** who failed one time-sensitive parameter: + - Only **25 were marked as fail** by checklist. + - This resulted in a **specificity of 22.3%** (95% CI: 15.0–31.2%). + +### **Conclusions** +- Visual evaluation of CPR performance is **inaccurate** for time-sensitive parameters. +- **Objective, app-based evaluations** should be integrated into ACLS assessments for both accurate certification and effective feedback to trainees.