Table 2.
Comparison of the residents and senior physician answers to the first 7 questions of the survey (demographic data)
| Residents n = 65 |
Seniors n = 125 |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| <30 | 82 % (n = 53) | 2 % (n = 2) | 0.001 |
| 30–39 | 18 % (n = 12) | 47 % (n = 59) | 0.001 |
| 40–49 | 0 | 23 % (n = 29) | – |
| 50–60 | 0 | 22 % (n = 28) | – |
| >60 | 0 | 6 % (n = 7) | – |
| Main practice | |||
| ICU only | 61 % (n = 40) | 95 % (n = 119) | 0.001 |
| OR and ICU | 37 % (n = 24) | 3 % (n = 4) | 0.001 |
| ER and ICU | 2 % (n = 1) | 2 % (n = 2) | 0.6 |
| Practice setting (MR) | |||
| Community hospital | 78 % (n = 51) | 49 % (n = 61) | 0.002 |
| University hospital | 34 % (n = 22) | 54 % (n = 67) | 0.01 |
| Experience in CVC placement (years) | |||
| <1 | 42 % (n = 27) | 1 % (n = 1) | 0.001 |
| 1–5 | 58 % (n = 38) | 10 % (n = 13) | 0.001 |
| 6–10 | 0 | 34 % (n = 42) | – |
| >10 | 0 | 55 % (n = 69) | – |
| Number of CVCs placed during the last 12 months | |||
| <10 (<1/month) | 8 % (n = 5) | 16 % (n = 20) | 0.2 |
| 10–24 (1–2/month) | 35 % (n = 23) | 34 % (n = 42) | 0.9 |
| 25–50 (1 per week) | 40 % (n = 26) | 29 % (n = 36) | 0.2 |
| >50 (>1/week) | 17 % (n = 11) | 22 % (n = 27) | 0.6 |
| Preferred site of CVC placement | |||
| Jugular > femoral > subclavian | 81 % (n = 53) | 42 % (n = 52) | 0.001 |
| Jugular > subclavian > femoral | 6 % (n = 4) | 19 % (n = 24) | 0.03 |
| Femoral > jugular > subclavian | 6 % (n = 4) | 7 % (n = 9) | 0.9 |
| Femoral > subclavian > jugular | 0 | 3 % (n = 4) | – |
| Subclavian > femoral > jugular | 0 | 10 % (n = 12) | – |
| Subclavian > jugular > femoral | 6 % (n = 4) | 19 % (n = 24) | 0.03 |
| Technique learned during residency | |||
| Landmark | 5 % (n = 3) | 73 % (n = 91) | 0.001 |
| Ultrasound | 25 % (n = 16) | 1 % (n = 1) | 0.001 |
| Both | 71 % (n = 46) | 26 % (n = 32) | 0.001 |
CVC central venous catheter, ER emergency room, ICU intensive care unit, MR multiple responses, OR operating room