Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare (07/15/25) Vol. 2025, No. 18, P. 4013 Wang, L.; Ren, Y.Q.; Qian, Y.; et al.

Simulation-based training can improve training for patient transfers involving extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), research shows. Researchers evaluated the efficacy of training in the ECPR transfer process with the SimMan 3G training and with a conventional teaching group. Pre- and post-training surveys reflected a statistically significant difference in theoretical knowledge scores, operational skill scores, and patient transfer times for the 48 healthcare professionals who participated. In the conventional teaching group, the average theoretical knowledge score was 82.46, while the average operational skill score was 88.35 and the average patient transfer time was 97 seconds. In the SimMan 3G simulation teaching group, the average theoretical knowledge score was 88.78, the average operational skill score was 95.32, and the average patient transfer time was 68.25 seconds. Using the SimMan 3G training for the ECPR transfer process "can also play a role in clinical continuing education with significantly less time and effort invested," the researchers report.

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