Table 3.
Factors influencing cataract surgery productivity in 2010
| Factor | Surgeons N = 17 | Mean surgery | (SD) | P value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
Age in years |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
< 35 |
9 |
236.4 |
(263.9) |
0.1 |
|
| ≥ 35 |
8 |
527.9 |
(420.0) |
|||
| |
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Female |
6 |
197.5 |
(235.3) |
0.2 |
|
| Male |
11 |
469.6 |
(398.4) |
|
||
| Training duration (years) |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
≤ 3 |
11 |
205.3 |
(259.2) |
|
|
| 4 |
6 |
682.2 |
(345.5) |
0.009 |
||
| Number of surgeries during training |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
< 80 |
7 |
115.6 |
(212.7) |
0.02‡ |
|
| 80 – 100 |
4 |
478.3 |
(479.5) |
|||
| >100 |
6 |
604.8 |
(268.2) |
|||
| Years worked as a surgeon |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
< 2 |
5 |
170.8 |
(255.6) |
0.04‡ |
|
| 2 - 4 |
8 |
257 |
(249.1) |
|||
| 4 - 6 |
1 |
562 |
(0) |
|||
| > 6 |
3 |
958 |
(203.3) |
|||
| Eye unit type |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
Government eye unit |
14 |
251.1 |
(257.4) |
0.01 |
|
| Private/ NGO |
3 |
945.0 |
(224.6) |
|
||
| Working locationᵻ |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
Rural |
4 |
42.8 |
(51.2) |
0.02 |
|
| |
Urban |
13 |
475.4 |
(361.8) |
|
|
| Cataract sets |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
≤ 3 |
5 |
356.4 |
(411.4) |
0.8 |
|
| ≥ 4 |
12 |
380.8 |
(365.9) |
|
||
| Operating microscope |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
1 |
7 |
270.3 |
(368.0) |
0.2 |
|
| |
>1 |
10 |
445.9 |
(367.0) |
|
|
| Nursing staff |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
≤ 3 |
6 |
229.4 |
(385.1) |
0.1 |
|
| ≥ 4 |
11 |
452.4 |
(348.8) |
|
||
| Project manager |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
No |
5 |
75 |
(84.6) |
0.03 |
|
| |
Yes |
12 |
492 |
(368.2) |
|
|
| Performing outreach |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
No |
12 |
267.9 |
(356.4) |
0.04 |
|
| Yes |
5 |
627.2 |
(273.5) |
|
||
| Community based screening |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
No |
15 |
301.1 |
(314.5) |
0.05 |
|
| |
Yes |
2 |
917.5 |
(310.4) |
|
|
| Satisfied by the work environment |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
No |
7 |
159.6 |
(204.1) |
0.03 |
|
| Yes |
10 |
523.4 |
(388.3) |
|
||
| Supervision (NPCS only) |
|
|
|
|
||
| |
No |
4 |
75 |
(89.1) |
0.2 |
|
| Yes |
7 |
279.7 |
(299.4) |
|
||
| Working with ophthalmologist (NPCS only) |
|
|
|
|
||
| No |
5 |
36.4 |
(47.7) |
0.07 |
||
| Yes | 6 | 346.0 | (283.5) | |||
*All tests are executed using Wilcoxon rank-sum test except specified. ‡ Kruskal-Wallis rank test.
ᵻRural units in this study are district level secondary eye units.