Table 1.
The participants' demographic data and past experience with ultrasound and performing CVC placement (n = 23).
Variable | Number (% [95% CI]) |
---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 10 |
Male | 13 |
PG training | |
1 | 4 |
2 | 6 |
3 | 2 |
>=4 | 5 |
Nonspecified | 6 |
Year(s) in practice | |
<=5 years | 16 |
>5 years | 7 |
Specialty | |
Internal medicine | 6 |
Critical care | 5 |
Anesthesia | 5 |
Surgery/surgical subspecialties | 4 |
Emergency medicine | 2 |
Others | 1 |
Number of CVCs placed | |
>20 | 12 (52% [30–73]) |
1–20 | 8 (35% [15–54]) |
None | 3 (13% [0–26]) |
Prior ultrasound training | 6 |
Prior use of ultrasound for CVC placement | None |