Table 1 Results of the survey in the overall population (n = 190)
Age (years) | |
<30 | 29 % (n = 55) |
30–39 | 37 % (n = 71) |
40–49 | 15 % (n = 29) |
50–60 | 15 % (n = 28) |
>60 | 4 % (n = 7) |
Main practice (MR) | |
ICU only | 84 % (n = 159) |
OR and ICU | 15 % (n = 28) |
ER and ICU | 2 % (n = 3) |
Practice setting (MR) | |
Community hospital | 47 % (n = 89) |
University hospital | 59 % (n = 112) |
Experience in CVC placement (years) | |
<1 | 15 % (n = 28) |
1–5 | 27 % (n = 51) |
6–10 | 22 % (n = 42) |
>10 | 36 % (n = 69) |
Number of CVCs placed during the last 12 months | |
<10 (<1/month) | 13 % (n = 25) |
10–24 (1–2/month) | 34 % (n = 65) |
25–50 (1 per week) | 33 % (n = 62) |
>50 (>1/week) | 20 % (n = 38) |
Preferred site of CVC placement | |
Jugular > femoral > subclavian | 55 % (n = 105) |
Jugular > subclavian > femoral | 15 % (n = 28) |
Femoral > jugular > subclavian | 7 % (n = 13) |
Femoral > subclavian > jugular | 2 % (n = 4) |
Subclavian > femoral > jugular | 6 % (n = 12) |
Subclavian > jugular > femoral | 15 % (n = 28) |
Technique learned during residency | |
Landmark | 50 % (n = 94) |
Ultrasound | 9 % (n = 17) |
Both | 41 % (n = 78) |
Use of ultrasound for CVC placement | |
Always | 18 % (35) |
Almost always | 50 % (94) |
Half of the time | 17 % (32) |
Almost never | 10 % (18) |
Never | 6 % (11) |
Reasons why you do not use ultrasound (MR) | |
You think you do not need it | 36 % (n = 68) |
Not immediately available | 33 % (n = 62) |
No equipment | 3 % (n = 6) |
You think the procedure is longer with ultrasound | 19 % (n = 36) |
Lack of training | 11 % (n = 21) |
Other reasons | 17 % (n = 33) |
Which ultrasound technique do you use? | |
Skin mark | 8 % (n = 15) |
Ultrasound guided | 71 % (n = 126) |
Both | 21 % (n = 37) |
Which situations would encourage you to use ultrasound? (MR) | |
Obesity | 54 % (n = 102) |
Clotting abnormalities | 64 % (n = 122) |
Jugular site | 45 % (n = 85) |
Femoral site | 19 % (n = 37) |
Subclavian site | 9 % (n = 17) |
Anatomic difficulties | 52 % (n = 99) |
Missed landmark procedure | 43 % (n = 81) |
None | 3 % (n = 6) |
How many times have you experienced an emergency situation in which ultrasound was not available sufficiently rapidly enough during the last 12 months? | |
0 | 47 % (n = 89) |
<2 | 23 % (n = 44) |
2–5 | 24 % (n = 46) |
6–10 | 5 % (n = 9) |
>10 | 1 % (n = 2) |
Do you think the landmark procedure should still be taught to residents? | |
Yes | 91 % (n = 173) |
No | 9 % (n = 17) |