Table 3.
Accuracy of detection of five auscultatory sounds by three groups of health care personnel
| Condition | Group
|
χ2 (P-value) |
Trend χ2 (P-value) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attending physicians (n=30) # correct (%) |
PG Trainees (n=105) # correct (%) |
Nurses (n=117) # correct (%) |
|||
| Crackles | 29 (96.7) | 62 (59.0) | 55 (47.0) | 24.3 (<0.001) | 20.8 (<0.001) |
| Wheezing | 26 (86.7) | 84 (80.0) | 103 (88.0) | 2.85 (0.240) | 0.8 (0.377) |
| Stridor | 27 (90.0) | 83 (79.0) | 72 (61.5) | 13.8 (<0.001) | 13.5 (<0.001) |
| Systolic murmur | 28 (93.3) | 94 (89.5) | 76 (65.0) | 24.2 (<0.001) | 21.0 (<0.001) |
| Hyperdynamic bowel sounds | 10 (33.3) | 53 (50.5) | 62 (53.0) | 3.75 (0.154) | 2.67 (0.103) |
Abbreviation: PG, postgraduate.