Table 9.
Use of local analgesia procedures depending on the professional position and type of hospital
| Local infiltration of the surgical access | Transversus abdominis plane block | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open surgery | MIS | Open surgery | MIS | |
| Resident (n = 25) | 8.0% (n = 2) | 36.0% (n = 9) | 4.0% (n = 1) | 12.0% (n = 3) |
| Attending physicians (n = 15) | 13.3% (n = 2) | 46.7% (n = 7) | 0.0% (n = 0) | 6.7% (n = 1) |
| Senior physician (n = 59) | 8.5% (n = 5) | 35.6% (n = 21) | 1.7% (n = 1) | 6.8% (n = 4) |
| Leading senior physician (n = 26) | 15.4% (n = 4) | 46.2% (n = 12) | 7.7% (n = 2) | 7.7% (n = 2) |
| Chief (n = 103) | 20.4% (n = 21) | 32.0% (n = 33) | 6.8% (n = 7) | 4.9% (n = 5) |
| University Hospital (n = 40) | 15.0% (n = 6) | 55.0% (n = 22) | 0.0% (n = 0) | 15.0% (n = 6) |
| Tertiary care hospital (n = 36) | 13.9% (n = 5) | 38.9% (n = 14) | 2.8% (n = 1) | 2.8% (n = 1) |
| Secondary care hospital (n = 65) | 15.4% (n = 10) | 30.8% (n = 20) | 12.3% (n = 8) | 9.2% (n = 6) |
| Primary care hospital (n = 86) | 15.1% (n = 13) | 29.1% (n = 25) | 2.3% (n = 2) | 2.3% (n = 2) |