Table 1.
Study participant internal jugular and subclavian catheter placement experience.
| IJ Catheter | SC Catheter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Median | (IQR) | Median | (IQR) | |
| Total central venous catheters (CVC) placed | ||||
| All resident physicians | 27 | (9 – 42) | 6 | (2 – 20) |
| PGY-1 | 6 | (5 – 8) | 1 | (0 – 2) |
| PGY-2 | 26 | (21 – 29) | 6 | (4 – 13) |
| PGY-3 | 50 | (35 – 51) | 18 | (17 – 18) |
| PGY-4 | 55 | (35 – 75) | 35 | (25 – 45) |
| Number of US-guided CVC placed | ||||
| All resident physicians | 25 | (9 – 40) | 3 | (0 – 5) |
| PGY-1 | 6 | (5 – 8) | 0 | (0 – 0) |
| PGY-2 | 25 | (20 – 28) | 0 | (0 – 4) |
| PGY-3 | 50 | (35 – 50) | 12 | (1 – 12) |
| PGY-4 | 53 | (30 – 75) | 5 | (4 – 5) |
| Number of US-guided CVC in LA view | ||||
| All resident physicians | 0 | (0 – 4) | 0 | (0 – 0) |
| PGY-1 | 0 | (0 – 0) | 0 | (0 – 0) |
| PGY-2 | 1 | (1 – 2) | 0 | (0 – 0) |
| PGY-3 | 0 | (0 – 5) | 0 | (0 – 0) |
| PGY-4 | 5 | (2 – 5) | 0 | (0 – 1) |
| Self-reported comfort with US-guided CVC | ||||
| All resident physicians | 8 | (7 – 9) | 4 | (1 – 5) |
| PGY-1 | 5 | (4 – 6) | 1 | (1 – 2) |
| PGY-2 | 8 | (8 – 9) | 4 | (3 – 5) |
| PGY-3 | 9 | (8 – 9) | 5 | (4 – 5) |
| PGY-4 | 10 | (9 – 10) | 5 | (5 – 5) |
Abbreviations: central venous catheter, CVC; IJ, internal jugular; IQR, interquartile range; LA, long axis; PGY, post-graduate year; SC, subclavian; US, ultrasound.