Table 1 Properties and accuracy of the estimating physicians.
Physician | Sex | Length of service as physician (y) | No of estimations | Absolute of difference between estimation and actual weight (mean (SD)) | Proportion of patients with >10% mismatch of weight approximation (%) |
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MH | M | 2.5 | 75 | 7.49 (5.60) | 42.7 |
PJ | M | 4.0 | 68 | 5.67 (3.94) | 26.5 |
CS | F | 4.5 | 68 | 6.31 (5.52) | 27.9 |
SS | M | 8.0 | 72 | 8.70 (6.55) | 50.0 |
FT | M | 7.5 | 69 | 6.49 (5.14) | 33.3 |