Characteristics of operator and supervisor for intubations and LISA procedures
| Junior grade (SHOs and ANNPs) | Senior grade (Registrars and Consultants) | |
| Intubation attempts | 52% (12) | 48% (13) |
| Prior experience | No experience—17% (2) 1–2 procedures—17% (2) 3–5 procedures—17% (2) 6–10 procedures—17% (2) >10 procedures—33% (4) | No experience—8% (1) 1–2 procedures—8% (1) 3–5 procedures—0 6–10 procedures—15% (2) >10 procedures—69% (9) |
| Direct supervisor grade | No supervisors—0 Registrars—58% (7) Consultants—42% (5) | No supervisors—8% (1) Registrars—38% (5) Consultants—54% (7) |
| Advice offered during procedure | 75% (9) | 46% (6) |
| Feedback offered post-procedure | 67% (8) | 38% (5) |
| Pre-intubation confidence*, median (range) | 3 (2–5) | 4 (3–5) |
| Post-intubation confidence*, median (range) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) |
| Operator assessed usefulness score, median (range) | 5 (4–5) | 5 (1–5) |
| LISA attempts | 56% (18) | 44% (14) |
| Prior experience | No experience—22% (4) 1–2 procedures—45% (8) 3–5 procedures—33% (6) 6–10 procedures—0 >10 procedures—0 | No experience—0 1–2 procedures—21.5% (3) 3–5 procedures—43% (6) 6–10 procedures—21.5% (3) >10 procedures—14% (2) |
| Direct supervisor grade | No supervisors—0 Registrars—83% (15) Consultants—17% (3) | No supervisors—7% (1) Registrars—36% (5) Consultants—57% (8) |
| Advice offered during procedure | 94% (17) | 50% (7) |
| Feedback offered post-procedure | 78% (14) | 43% (6) |
| Pre-intubation confidence*, median (range) | 3 (1–4) | 4 (3–5) |
| Post-intubation confidence*, median (range) | 3 (2–5) | 5 (3–5) |
| Operator assessed usefulness score, median (range) | 5 (3–5) | 5 (3–5) |
Data are % (n) unless otherwise specified.
*Confidence was scored on 1–5 Likert scale (1—lowest to 5—highest).
ANNP, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner; SHO, Senior House Officer.