CLINICAL RESEARCH e-ISSN 1643-3750 © Med Sci Monit, 2015; 21: 3386-3394 DOI: 10.12659/MSM.895129
Competency in ECG Interpretation Among Medical Students
Received: 2015.06.24 Accepted: 2015.07.17 Published: 2015.11.06
Authors’ Contribution: Study Design A Data Collection B Analysis C Statistical Data Interpretation D Manuscript Preparation E Literature Search F Funds Collection G
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Grzegorz Kopeć Wojciech Magoń Mateusz Hołda Piotr Podolec
1 Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College at John Paul II Hospital, Cracow, Poland 2 Cardiology Students’ Scientific Group at the Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Grzegorz Kopeć, e-mail: [email protected] Departmental sources
Electrocardiogram (ECG) is commonly used in diagnosis of heart diseases, including many life-threatening disorders. We aimed to assess skills in ECG interpretation among Polish medical students and to analyze the determinants of these skills. Undergraduates from all Polish medical schools were asked to complete a web-based survey containing 18 ECG strips. Questions concerned primary ECG parameters (rate, rhythm, and axis), emergencies, and common ECG abnormalities. Analysis was restricted to students in their clinical years (4th–6th), and students in their preclinical years (1st–3rd) were used as controls. We enrolled 536 medical students (females: n=299; 55.8%), aged 19 to 31 (23±1.6) years from all Polish medical schools. Most (72%) were in their clinical years. The overall rate of good response was better in students in years 4th–5th than those in years 1st–3rd (66% vs. 56%; p
Competency in ECG Interpretation Among Medical Students
Received: 2015.06.24 Accepted: 2015.07.17 Published: 2015.11.06
Authors’ Contribution: Study Design A Data Collection B Analysis C Statistical Data Interpretation D Manuscript Preparation E Literature Search F Funds Collection G
ABCDEF 1 BCDEF 1 BE 2 AE 1
Corresponding Author: Source of support:
Background:
Material/Methods:
Results:
Conclusions:
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Grzegorz Kopeć Wojciech Magoń Mateusz Hołda Piotr Podolec
1 Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College at John Paul II Hospital, Cracow, Poland 2 Cardiology Students’ Scientific Group at the Department of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
Grzegorz Kopeć, e-mail: [email protected] Departmental sources
Electrocardiogram (ECG) is commonly used in diagnosis of heart diseases, including many life-threatening disorders. We aimed to assess skills in ECG interpretation among Polish medical students and to analyze the determinants of these skills. Undergraduates from all Polish medical schools were asked to complete a web-based survey containing 18 ECG strips. Questions concerned primary ECG parameters (rate, rhythm, and axis), emergencies, and common ECG abnormalities. Analysis was restricted to students in their clinical years (4th–6th), and students in their preclinical years (1st–3rd) were used as controls. We enrolled 536 medical students (females: n=299; 55.8%), aged 19 to 31 (23±1.6) years from all Polish medical schools. Most (72%) were in their clinical years. The overall rate of good response was better in students in years 4th–5th than those in years 1st–3rd (66% vs. 56%; p
