Table 1.
Summary of results
| Practice | Surgeons following the practice | Surgeons not aware of existing literature on the topic | Surgeons who follow the practice and believe there is literature to support it | Surgeons who do not follow the practice and believe there is literature to support them doing so | Surgeons claiming knowledge of literature and do not follow the common practice | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic surgeons | Community surgeons | Academic surgeons | Community surgeons | Academic surgeons | Community surgeons | Academic surgeons | Community surgeons | Academic surgeons | Community surgeons | |
| Blade Change | 47% | 69%* | 81% | 83% | 30% | 10% | 9% | 29%* | 26% | 63% |
| Bending the knee with tourniquet | 68% | 83%* | 68% | 77% | 32% | 27% | 31% | 0% | 32% | 0%* |
| DVT and bed rest | 71% | 68% | 51% | 67% | 52% | 38% | 48% | 30% | 67% | 67% |
| Antibiotics in irrigation | 36% | 57%* | 32% | 27% | 67% | 55% | 77% | 80% | 68% | 63% |
| Hip precautions | 86% | 96%* | 37% | 30% | 65% | 71% | 50% | 67% | 12.1% | 6.5% |
| Antibiotics for wound drainage | 45% | 41% | 47% | 50% | 44% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 63% | 61% |
| Hardware removal in pediatrics | 45% | 53% | 66% | 58% | 44% | 30% | 27% | 55%* | 44% | 63% |
| Operative time and infection | 90% | 91% | 26% | 26% | 76% | 79% | 50% | 25% | 6% | 3% |
| Avoiding dressing changes | 43% | 67%* | 81% | 84% | 24% | 22% | 15% | 6% | 44% | 14% |
*p < 0.05; DVT = deep venous thrombosis.