Table 5. This is the Table 5. Comparison of 24/7 local access to equipment in rural EDs.
Quebec (n = 26) | Ontario (n = 62) | p-Value * | |
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Ultrasound | 30% (n = 7/23) ** | 46% (n = 28/61) *** | 0.2249 |
Bedside ultrasound | 81% (n = 21/26) | 63% (n = 39/62) | 0.1340 |
CT scanner | 77% (n = 20/26) | 15% (n = 9/62) | <.0001 |
Laboratory | 100% (n = 26/26) | 94% (n = 58/62) | 0.3148 |
Magnetic resonance imaging | 0% (n = 0/26) | 0% (n = 0/61) | |
Basic X-rays | 92% (n = 24/26) | 92% (n = 57/62) | 1.000 |
** The proportions were calculated for 23 EDs because of 3 missing value.
*** The proportions were calculated for 61 EDs because of 1 missing value.
* p-Value from Fisher exact test.