Sebastian Polak, Barbara Wiśniowska, Aleksander Mendyk, Adam Pacławski, Jakub Szlęk
Quantitative Assessment of the Physiological Parameters Influencing QT Interval Response to Medication: Application of Computational Intelligence Tools
Computational and mathematical methods in medicine
introduction electrocardiography crucial emergency tool prehospital situation useful noninvasive diagnostic technique quickly identifying various heart disorders clinical value electrocardiogram ecg depends clinicians ability interpret result ecg accurately aims study aims assess competency well confidence interpretation ecg among medical students king faisal university al ahsa saudi arabia methods crosssectional study conducted among medical students enrolled king faisal university four hundred ten 410 medical students five years completed electronic selfadministered prevalidated questionnaire questionnaire includes basic demographic data ecg strips assess medical students competency confidence levels interpreting case results half medical students considered low competency 561 confidence 59 levels increased competency confidence scores associated fifthyear medical students learned ecg interpretation teaching clinical rotations majority medical students correctly interpreted anterior mi 693 ventricular tachycardia 656 supraventricular tachycardia 612 hand students unable correctly identify pacemaker ecg 198 long qt 212 left bundle branch block 334 conclusion medical students competency confidence ecg interpretation seems lacking fifthyear medical students learned ecg skills teaching clinical rotations tended competent confident ecg interpretation skills