Table 4.
The approaches of the participants to statements about hypothermia according to their positions in the hospital
| I Certainly disagree n (%) |
I disagree n (%) |
I don’t have information n (%) |
I agree n (%) |
I Certainly agree n (%) |
p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perioperative hypothermia is an important problem for all patients (n=299) | Academics (n=67) | 0 | 7 (9.7) | 0 | 17 (25.4) | 43 (64.9)a* | 0.001 |
| Specialist (n=125) | 1 (0.8) | 10 (8.0) | 1 (0.8)a | 38 (30.4) | 75 (60.0)* | 0.05 | |
| Resident physician (n=98) | 0a | 7 (7.2) | 1 (1.0) | 37 (37.7) | 53 (54.1)* | 0.05 | |
| Other (n=9) | 1 (11.2) | 2 (22.2) | 0 | 2 (22.2) | 4 (44.4) | - | |
| Hypothermia risk increases in combined general and regional anaesthesia application (n=297) | Academics (n=65) | 0a | 11 (16.9) | 1 (1.5) | 30 (46.2)*** | 23 (35.4) | 0.001 |
| Specialist (n=126) | 2 (1.6)a | 30 (23.8) | 16 (12.7) | 47 (37.3)*** | 31 (24.6) | 0.001 | |
| Resident physician (n=97) | 2 (2.1) | 14 (14.5) | 25 (25.8) | 33 (34.1) | 23 (23.5) | - | |
| Other (n=9) | 1 (11.1) | 0 | 1 (11.1) | 5 (55.5) | 2 (22.3) | - | |
| Perioperative hypothermia prolongs the duration of recovery (n=302) | Academics (n=67) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 0 | 14 (20.9) | 52 (77.6)a** | 0.01 |
| Specialist (n=125) | 2 (1.6) | 23 (1.6) | 0a | 21 (16.2) | 79 (63.8)** | 0.01 | |
| Resident physician (n=100) | 1 (1) | 0a | 2 (2) | 71 (71)*** | 26 (26) | 0.001 | |
| Other (n=9) | 1 (11.2) | 0 | 1 (11.1) | 4 (44.4) | 3 (33.3) | - | |
| Hypothermia increases oxygen requirement during recovery (n=299) | Academics (n=67) | 1 (1.5) | 5 (7.7) | 0a | 17 (24.6) | 44 (66.2)* | 0.05 |
| Specialist (n=125) | 3 (2.5)a | 11 (8.4) | 6 (5.0) | 39 (30.8) | 66 (53.3)* | 0.05 | |
| Resident physician (n=98) | 4 (4.0) | 12 (12.3) | 10 (10.2) | 37 (37.8) | 35 (35.7) | - | |
| Other (n=9) | 1 (11.2) | 1 (11.1) | 0 | 2 (22.2) | 5 (55.5) | - | |
| Hypothermia increases the amount of bleeding during surgery (n=299) | Academics (n=67) | 2 (3.1)a | 12 (17.3) | 7 (10.9) | 13 (20.3) | 33 (48.4)** | 0.01 |
| Specialist (n=125) | 12 (9.6)a | 33 (26.4) | 15 (12.0) | 27 (21.6) | 38 (30.4)** | 0.01 | |
| Resident physician (n=98) | 11 (11) | 37 (37.7)** | 26 (27.8) | 14 (14.4) | 9 (9.1)a | 0.01 | |
| Other (n=9) | 1 (11.2) | 2 (22.2) | 3 (33.3) | 1 (11.1) | 2 (22.2) | - | |
| Hypothermia increases the risk for wound site infection after surgery (n=299) | Academics (n=67) | 3 (4.6)a | 6 (9.2) | 12 (16.9) | 18 (26.2) | 28 (43.1)* | 0.05 |
| Specialist (n=125) | 6(4.8)a | 22 (17.5) | 35 (28.6)* | 29 (22.9) | 33 (26.2) | 0.05 | |
| Resident physician (n=98) | 9 (8.9)a | 26 (26.8) | 27 (27.8)* | 20 (20.9) | 16 (15.6) | 0.05 | |
| Other (n=9) | 1 (11.2) | 1 (11.1) | 1 (11.1) | 3 (33.3) | 3 (33.3) | - |
a
p<.005 The source of the difference according to Bonferroni correction
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.01,
***
p<0.001