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Anaesthesia2023,78,1354–1364                                                             doi:10.1111/anae.16091
OriginalArticle
EvaluationofpracticechangefollowingSAFEobstetric
coursesinTanzania:aprospectivecohortstudy
M.Lilaonitkul,    1   A.Zacharia, T.J.Law, N.Yusuf, P.Saria andJ.Moore  5                 6
1AssistantClinicalProfessor,3AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofAnesthesiaandPeri-operativeCare,Universityof
CaliforniaSanFrancisco,CA,USA
2AnaesthesiologistandClinicalLecturer,MbeyaZonalReferralHospital,UniversityofDaresSalaam,MbeyaCollegeof
HealthandAlliedSciences,DaresSalaam,Tanzania
4Anaesthesiologist,DepartmentofAnaesthesia,TangaRegionalReferralHospital,Tanzania
5Anaesthesiologist,DepartmentofAnesthesia,CCBRTHospital,DaresSalaam,Tanzania
6Consultant,DepartmentofAnaesthesia,NHSGrampian,Aberdeen,UK
  Summary
  Anaesthesia has been shown to contribute disproportionately to maternal mortality in low-resource settings.
  This figure exceeds 500 per 100,000 live births in Tanzania, where anaesthesia is mainly provided by non-
  physician anaesthetists, many of whom are working as independent practitioners in rural areas without any
  support or opportunity for continuous medical education. The three-day Safer Anaesthesia from Education
  (SAFE) course was developed to address this gap by providing in-service training in obstetric anaesthesia to
  improve patient safety. Two obstetric SAFE courses with refresher training were delivered to 75 non-physician
  anaesthetists in the Mbeya region of Tanzania between August 2019 and July 2020. To evaluate translation of
  knowledge into practice, we conducted direct observation of the SAFE obstetric participants at their workplace
  in five facilities using a binary checklist of expected behaviours, to assess the peri-operative management of
  patients undergoing caesarean deliveries. The observations were conducted over a 2-week period at pre,
  immediately post, 6-month and 12-month post-SAFE obstetric training. A total of 320 cases completed by 35
  participants were observed. Significant improvements in behaviours, sustained at 12 months after training
  included: pre-operative assessment of patients (32% (pre-training) to 88% (12 months after training),
  p < 0.001); checking for functioning suction (73% to 85%, p = 0.003); using aseptic spinal technique (67% to
  100%, p < 0.001); timely administration of prophylactic antibiotics (66% to 95%, p < 0.001); and checking
  spinal block adequacy (32% to 71%, p < 0.001). Our study has demonstrated positive sustained changes in the
  clinical practice amongst non-physician anaesthetists as a result of SAFE obstetric training. The findings can be
  usedtoguidedevelopmentofachecklistspecificforanaesthesiaforcaesareansectiontoimprovethequalityof
  careforpatientsinlow-resourcesettings.
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Correspondenceto:M.Lilaonitkul
Email:maytinee.lilaointkul@ucsf.edu
Accepted:16June2023
Keywords: CME;in-servicetraining;knowledgetranslation;LMIC;obstetricanaesthesia;SAFE
ThisarticleisaccompaniedbyaneditorialbyA.M.Crawford,Anaesthesia2023;78:1323–1326.
Presented at the virtual World Congress of Anaesthesiologists, September 2021 and the American Society of Anesthesiologists
AnnualMeeting,NewOrleans,LA,USA,October2022.
Twitter:@Jo_N_Moore
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the anaesthesia provider was present 100% of the time;                                                       out 3% to 20% (p < 0.001)) and remained above baseline                                                            o
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interns 69–76%, medical officers (non-speciality trained)                                                     values through the remaining phases (Tables 2 and 3,                                                              o
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29–65%; obstetric residents 13–31%; obstetric consultants                                                    Fig. 1). In both unadjusted and adjusted analyses, these                                                          n
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11–17%; midwives 92–97%; nurses 90–97%; and scrub                                                            trends remained significant through all phases (Table 3).                                                          y
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nurses 74–80% of the time during the caesarean sections.                                                     Five of eight main categories of pre-operative preparation                                                        n
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Eightcaseswereexcludedwheretheobserverintervenedin                                                           behaviours significantly improved from baseline when                                                               r
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case management (pre-SAFE-OB n = 3, post-SAFE-OB                                                             compared with immediately post-SAFE-OB (Fig. 1, Table 2).                                                         o
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n = 3, 6-months post-SAFE-OB n = 2). These included two                                                      These included: pre-operative assessment of patients;                                                             f
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case at the request of the anaesthesia provider; and two                                                     equipment. The former two behaviours were sustained                                                               a
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cases where the observer had to intervene in neonatal                                                        through all phases in unadjusted analysis, while pre-                                                             v
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resuscitationandthuswasunabletocontinueobservations.                                                         operative anaesthesia assessment and checking for                                                                 d
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       Informed consent was obtained > 90% of the time in all                                                functioning suction were sustained through all phases in                                                          e
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observation phases. Communication about the surgical                                                         adjusted analyses (Table 3). Five of the 13 behaviours in this                                                    b
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indication between the surgeon and anaesthetist increased                                                    section improved significantly from baseline to immediately                                                        e
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Table 2 Clinicalbehavioursandadverseeventsobservedduringcaesareandeliveries.Valuesarenumber(proportion).                                                                                                                        f
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                                                                                                 Immediately                6-months             12-months                                                                      h
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                                                                        Pre-SAFE-OB              post-SAFE-OB               post-SAFE-           post-SAFE-OB               All                                                 a
                                                                        n = 100                  n = 89                     OBn = 89             n = 43                     n = 320              x 2                            o
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  CommunicationandWHOchecklist                                                                                                                                                                                                  a
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     Consent                                                            93(93%)                  89(100%)                   89(100%)             43(100%)                   314(98%)             0.03                           h
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     Indication                                                         68(68%)                  75(86%)                    88(99%)              43(100%)                   274(86%)             0.006                          -
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     Sign-in                                                            12(12%)                  46(52%)                    51(57%)              28(65%)                    137(43%)             <0.001                         a
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     Time-out                                                           12(12%)                  45(51%)                    47(53%)              19(44%)                    123(38%)             <0.001                         .
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     Sign-out                                                           3(3%)                    18(20%)                    26(30%)              13(30%)                    60(19%)              <0.001                         l
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     Pre-operativeanaestheticassessment                                 32(32%)                  45(51%)                    61(69%)              38(88%)                    176(55%)             0.01                           .
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     ChecksrecentHblevel                                                42(42%)                  35(40%)                    37(44%)              31(74%)                    145(46%)             0.67                           d
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     Anaestheticmachinechecked                                          44(44%)                  55(62%)                    79(91%)              40(93%)                    218(68%)             0.014                          1
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     ChecksavailabilityofGAdrugs                                        64(64%)                  57(64%)                    72(81%)              43(100%)                   236(74%)             0.995                          e
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     Airwayequipmentchecked                                             86(86%)                  88(99%)                    81(91%)              40(93%)                    295(92%)             0.001                          1
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     Suctionpresentandworking                                           73(73%)                  82(92%)                    80(90%)              37(86%)                    272(85%)             <0.001                         e
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     Vasopressorpresent                                                 100(100%)                89(100%)                   85(96%)              43(100%)                   317(99%)             -                              i
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     Confirmsneonatalequipmentavailable                                  92(92%)                  88(99%)                    88(99%)              42(100%)                   310(97%)             0.037                          n
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     Obtainsi.v.access                                                  99(100%)                 88(100%)                   89(100%)             42(100%)                   318(100%)            -                              i
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     Attachesrunningfluids                                               99(100%)                 87(100%)                   89(100%)             41(100%)                   316(100%)            -                              o
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     Wearshat                                                           95(100%)                 84(100%)                   87(98%)              41(100%)                   307(99%)             -                              2
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     Wearsmask                                                          95(100%)                 84(100%)                   86(97%)              40(98%)                    305(99%)             -                              e
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     Wearssterilegloves                                                 95(100%)                 84(100%)                   89(100%)             41(100%)                   309(100%)            -                              T
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     Usescleaningsolution                                               92(98%)                  83(100%)                   89(100%)             41(100%)                   305(99%)             0.499                          s
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     Maintainssterilefield                                               63(67%)                  73(87%)                    84(94%)              41(100%)                   261(85%)             0.002                          o
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     Appliestiltorwedgeafterspinal                                      41(43%)                  57(69%)                    76(86%)              33(80%)                    207(67%)             <0.001                         (
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     Monitorsvitalsignsafterspinal                                      93(98%)                  84(100%)                   89(100%)             40(98%)                    306(99%)             0.499                          /
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     Measuresblockheight                                                30(32%)                  55(65%)                    63(71%)              29(71%)                    177(57%)             <0.001                         e
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     Administersvasopressorwhen                                         43(49%)                  37(67%)                    27(71%)              14(70%)                    121(60%)             0.037                          y
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     Administers/confirmsi.v.antibiotics                                 63(66%)                  74(88%)                    81(93%)              38(95%)                    256(84%)             <0.001                         o
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     Administersoxytocin                                                93(98%)                  84(100%)                   89(100%)             39(95%)                    305(99%)             0.499                          m
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     Oxytocinadministeredatthecorrecttime                               51(54%)                  48(58%)                    52(60%)              26(63%)                    177(58%)             0.632                          o
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     Remainspresentinthetheatre                                         74(80%)                  66(80%)                    66(76%)              36(90%)                    242(80%)             0.88                           n
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     Failedspinal(inadequateblock)                                      19(19%)                  9(10%)                     2(2%)                2(5%)                      32(10%)              0.086                          y
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     Lossofconsciousness                                                1(1%)                    1(1%)                      0                    0                          2(1%)                1.0                            e
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     Prolongedhypoxia                                                   5(5%)                    1(1%)                      0                    0                          6(2%)                0.216                          a
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     Persistenthypotension                                              52(52%)                  44(49%)                    24(27%)              16(37%)                    136(42%)             0.725                          r
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     Majorhaemorrhage                                                   2(2%)                    0                          0                    0                          2(1%)                0.499                          o
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post-SAFE-OB. These included: maintenance of sterile field                                                    to 69%, p < 0.001); and administration of vasopressor to                                                           v
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while administering spinal (67% to 87%, p = 0.002);                                                          treat spinal hypotension (49% to 67%, p = 0.037) (Fig. 1).                                                         b
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administration of antibiotics within 1 h of incision (66% to                                                 This was largely true across all phases in adjusted and                                                            e
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88%, p < 0.001); measurement of height of spinal blockade                                                    unadjusted analyses, with the notable exception that                                                               a
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(32% to 65%, p < 0.001); application of left lateral tilt (43%                                               appropriate vasopressor administration was not consistent                                                          r
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                                             OR(95%CI)                          pvalue          OR(95%CI)                              pvalue          OR(95%CI)                                pvalue                         n
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        Consent                              1.0                                -               1.0                                    -               1.0                                      -                              o
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        Indication                           2.76(1.31–5.81)                    0.008           38.82(5.16–291.89)                     <0.001          1.0                                      -                              i
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        Sign-in                              7.84(3.77–16.32)                   <0.001          9.84(4.72–20.53)                       <0.001          13.69(5.73–32.68)                        <0.001                         r
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        Time-out                             7.5(3.61–15.6)                     <0.001          8.41(4.03–17.52)                       <0.001          5.81(2.48–13.61)                         <0.001                         i
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        Sign-out                             8.2(2.33–28.9)                     0.001           13.56(3.94–46.71)                      <0.001          14.01(3.74–52.47)                        <0.001                         o
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        Pre-operative                        2.17(1.2–3.92)                     0.01            4.63(2.51–8.55)                        <0.001          16.15(5.81–44.91)                        <0.001                         1
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        Anaesthetic machine                  2.06(1.15–3.68)                    0.015           12.57(5.49–28.75)                      <0.001          16.97(4.92–58.52)                        <0.001                         T
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        Airwayequipment                      14.33(1.84–111.33)                 0.011           1.65(0.66–4.14)                        0.287           2.17(0.59–7.98)                          0.243                          O
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        Suction present and                  4.33(1.78–10.54)                   0.001           3.29(1.45–7.45)                        0.004           2.28(0.87–6.01)                          0.095                          b
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        Confirmsneonatal                      7.65(0.94–62.44)                   0.057           7.65(0.94–62.44)                       0.057           1.0                                      -                              /
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        Maintainssterilefield                 3.27(1.52–7.02)                    0.002           8.27(3.04–22.46)                       <0.001          1.0                                      -                              T
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        Applies tilt or wedge                2.89(1.56–5.35)                    <0.001          8.34(4.01–17.34)                       <0.001          5.43(2.27–13.0)                          <0.001                         s
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        Measuresblock                        4.11(2.2–7.67)                     <0.001          5.25(2.8–9.85)                         <0.001          5.24(2.35–11.65)                         <0.001                         o
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        Administers                          2.1(1.04–4.25)                     0.038           2.51(1.11–5.69)                        0.027           2.39(0.84–6.79)                          0.103                          o
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        Administers/                         3.76(1.71–8.25)                    <0.001          6.86(2.7–17.41)                        <0.001          9.65(2.19–42.57)                         0.003                          e
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        Indication                           3.74(1.22–11.43)                   0.021           101.68(8.32–1242.96)                   <0.001          1.0                                      -                              l
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        Sign-in                              15.79(4.53–55.08)                  <0.001          11.8(3.16–43.99)                       <0.001          55.1(12.54–242.08)                       <0.001                         l
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        Time-out                             13.38(3.81–46.92)                  <0.001          6.78(1.77–25.93)                       0.005           25.17(5.69–111.33)                       <0.001                         i
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        Sign-out                             27.75(4.07–189.07)                 <0.001          47.23(6.32–353.12)                     <0.001          226.16(23.78–2151.05)                    <0.001                         f
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        Pre-operative                        4.1(1.64–10.26)                    0.003           11.04(4.07–30.01)                      <0.001          111.54(25.8–482.17)                      <0.001                         ;
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        Anaesthetic machine                  1.87(0.81–4.32)                    0.144           26.99(6.5–112.01)                      <0.001          202.61(23.38–1755.89)                    <0.001                         e
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        Airway          equipment            14.35(1.83–112.65)                 0.011           1.58(0.58–4.27)                        0.37            2.01(0.53–7.61)                          0.305                          y
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        Suction present and                  9.94(2.87–34.41)                   <0.001          8.06(2.49–26.05)                       <0.001          7.92(2.03–31.0)                          0.003                           s
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        Confirmsneonatal                      22.64(0.67–759.47)                 0.082           7.06(0.43–115.6)                       0.17            1.0                                      0.993                           b
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        Maintainssterilefield                 2.87(1.02–8.03)                    0.045           9.22(2.38–35.81)                       0.001           1.0                                      -                               b
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        Applies tilt or wedge                2.33(0.99–5.45)                    0.052           8.8(3.14–24.65)                        <0.001          10.52(3.04–36.41)                        <0.001                          w
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        Measuresblock                        8.52(3.31–21.91)                   <0.001          10.79(4.17–27.97)                      <0.001          14.78(4.57–47.77)                        <0.001                          o
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        Administers                          2.49(0.95–6.49)                    0.062           3.14(1.01–9.78)                        0.049           6.16(1.37–27.76)                         0.018                           n
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        Administers/                         5.79(1.86–18.06)                   0.002           15.24(4.14–56.16)                      <0.001          33.2(4.63–238.24)                        <0.001                          t
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understanding of its implication. Our study also shows                                                       Asnake, A. Chamwanzi, A. Cheng, T. Kasole, K. Khalid, L.                                                           W
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sites, reflecting a neglected area within the healthcare                                                      Musgrave, M. C. Mutagwaba, G. Mwakisambwe, A. S.                                                                   a
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