Integrating UpToDate with case-based learning enhances residents’ clinical decision-making and training satisfaction in critical care training

Compared with the CBL model, the UpToDate-CBL approach significantly enhances students' proficiency in interpreting clinical parameters and clinical decision making, while also effectively fostering their motivation for self-directed learning. This approach demonstrates distinct advantages in clinical reasoning training within the context of critical care medicine; nevertheless, it cannot achieve breakthroughs in teaching basic knowledge and clinical skills.