Amulya Rattan, Amit Gupta, Subodh Kumar, Sushma Sagar, Suresh Sangi, Neerja Bannerjee, Radhesh Nambiar, Vinod Jain, Parli Ravi, Mahesh C Misra
BACKGROUND: Studies evaluating the efficacy of ATLS in low- and middle-income countries are limited. We followed up ATLS providers certified by the ATLS India program over a decade (2009 to 2019), aiming to measure the benefits in knowledge, skills, attitude and their attrition over time. METHODS: The survey instrument was developed taking a cue from published literature on ATLS and improvised using the Delphi method. Randomly selected ATLS providers were sent the survey instrument via email as a Google form, along with a statement of purpose...
August 2021: Journal of the American College of Surgeons