EP-191 The effect of surgical case-based discussions in confidence levels in acute kidney injury management

Abstract

Abstract Aims Methods FY1 doctors were surveyed throughout July 2021 and December 2021 across two sites. Six questions used Likert scales (1 to 5: not at all confident to very confident) to assess managing AKI. Data was initially inputted using Google Docs and analysed in Microsoft Excel. Results 44 FY1 doctors completed the initial questionnaire. 19 FY1 doctors completed the questionnaire post rotation. (8 attended teaching and 11 did not.) Confidence levels in managing AKI were greater in FY1 doctors who had received CBD for recalling the common classes of drugs that cause AKI, explaining the significance of lactate and bicarbonate and managing the surgical patient with AKI, as opposed to those who did not. Confidence levels for managing AKI, categorising the causes of AKI and assessing a patient's fluid status, were similar between those who had received CBD and those who did not. Conclusions Confidence levels in managing AKI were mostly higher in those FY1 doctors who received surgical CBD teaching. Further research is required for the use of CBD in its potential to improve FY1 doctor education.