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Table 3 Comparison of the residents and senior physician answers to the last 6 questions of the survey (use of the ultrasound technique)

From: Practice of ultrasound-guided central venous catheter technique by the French intensivists: a survey from the BoReal study group

 

Residents

n = 65

Seniors

n = 125

p value

Use of ultrasound for CVC placement

   

 Always

23 % (n = 15)

16 % (n = 20)

0.3

 Almost always

66 % (n = 43)

41 % (n = 51)

0.001

 Half of the time

8 % (n = 5)

22 % (n = 27)

0.03

 Almost never

2 % (n = 1)

14 % (n = 17)

0.01

 Never

2 % (n = 1)

8 % (n = 10)

0.1

Reasons you do not use ultrasound (MR)

   

 You think you do not need it

28 % (n = 18)

40 % (n = 50)

0.1

 Not available

43 % (n = 28)

27 % (n = 34)

0.04

 No equipment

9 % (n = 6)

0

 You think the procedure is longer with ultrasound

14 % (n = 9)

22 % (n = 27)

0.3

 Lack of training

5 % (n = 3)

14 % (n = 18)

0.07

 Other reasons

8 % (n = 5)

22 % (n = 28)

0.02

Which ultrasound technique do you use?

   

 Skin mark

3 % (n = 2)

11 % (n = 13)

0.13

 Ultrasound guided

81 % (n = 52)

65 % (n = 74)

0.007

 Both

16 % (n = 10)

24 % (n = 27)

0.4

Which situations would encourage you to use ultrasound? (MR)

   

 Obesity

57 % (n = 37)

52 % (n = 65)

0.6

 Clotting abnormalities

65 % (n = 42)

64 % (n = 80))

0.9

 Jugular site

51 % (n = 33)

42 % (n = 52

0.3

 Femoral site

12 % (n = 8)

23 % (n = 29)

0.1

 Subclavian site

17 % (n = 11)

5 % (n = 6)

0.01

 Anatomic difficulties

57 % (n = 37)

50 % (n = 62)

0.4

 Missed landmark procedure

37 % (n = 24)

46 % (n = 57)

0.3

 None

0

5 % (n = 6)

How many times have you experienced an emergency situation in which ultrasound was not available sufficiently rapidly during the last 12 months?

   

 0

40 % (n = 26)

50 % (n = 63)

0.2

 <2

35 % (n = 23)

17 % (n = 21)

0.007

 2–5

21 % (n = 14)

26 % (n = 32)

0.6

 6–10

3 % (n = 2)

6 % (n = 7)

0.7

 >10

0

2 % (n = 2)

Do you think the landmark procedure should still be taught to residents?

   

 Yes

95 % (n = 62)

89 % (n = 111)

0.4

 No

5 % (n = 3)

11 % (n = 14)

0.2

  1. CVC central venous catheter, MR multiple responses