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Development and validation of an objective structured assessment of technical skill tool for the practice of vertex presentation delivery

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Abstract

Objective

To develop and test the validity of an objective structured assessment of technical skill (OSATS) tool for vertex presentation delivery simulations.

Materials and methods

Monocentric prospective study conducted in the Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics, Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Biology at the University Hospital of Nice. The study consisted of two parts, the development of the scoring system and then its validation. Experts in obstetrics from several academic institutions and private French hospitals were invited to participate in the development phase of the scoring system. For the validation phase, we formed a group of 20 novices and a group of 20 experts, who performed a childbirth simulation according to a standard scenario. Each participant was filmed and then two experts evaluated their performance with the OSATS score by viewing anonymized videos.

Results

The scores obtained by the expert group were significantly higher than those of the novice group, whether we compared the total score or each part of the score (task-specific or global) independently. We obtained a p value of 0.03 for the total score, p = 0.036 for the task-specific score, and p < 0.001 for the overall score.

Conclusion

The OSATS score developed in this study for vertex presentation delivery is a reliable mean to assess the medical students’ competence in procedural skills using a simulator.

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  1. Medical Simulation Center, University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, UFR Medicine, 06107, Nice, France

    Julie Antomarchi, Jérôme Delotte, Alexis Jordan & André Bongain

  2. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Reproduction and Fetal Medicine, University Hospital Center of Nice (Archet 2), CHU Archet 2, 151 Route de Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, 06202, Nice cedex 3, France

    Julie Antomarchi, Jérôme Delotte, Alexis Jordan, Antoine Tran & André Bongain

  3. Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Center of Nice (Lenval), 06200, Nice, France

    Antoine Tran

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Antomarchi, J., Delotte, J., Jordan, A. et al. Development and validation of an objective structured assessment of technical skill tool for the practice of vertex presentation delivery. Arch Gynecol Obstet 290, 243–247 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-014-3204-x

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