Summary of evidence
| Author | Reference | Topic | Principal results | Numbers | Level of evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty | 16 | FAEM requirements for airway training | Consensus opinion | – | 4 |
| Amarasinghe | 20 | Australia and New Zealand survey of anaesthesiology training requirements | Anaesthesiology training should focus on airway skills and last six months | 315 emergency physicians | 3 |
| Koppel | 29 | Anaesthesiology training for difficult airway skills in US | Survey—only 27% of training programmes required a “difficult airway rotation” | 143 programmes | 3 |
| Konrad | 33 | Learning curve for new anaesthesiologists | 90% success rate after 57 attempts; 18% still need help after 80 intubations | 11 residents | 3 |
| Charuluxananan | 34 | Minimum number of oral intubations for competency | Mean 27 cases for competency | 9 residents, 100 intubations | 3 |
| Hayden | 35 | Number of intubations during three year emergency medicine residency in US | Mean 75 intubations over three years (95% confidence intervals 62 to 87) | 65 programmes | 3 |
| Forrest | 41 | Simulators to test novice anaesthetists | Simulation can observe and quantify technical skills of anaesthesia | 26 consultants, 6 novices | 3 |
| Chopra | 51 | Simulator training for anaesthetists | Training on simulator improves anaesthetists emergency management | 28 anaesthetists and trainees | 1– |