TABLE 4.
Procedural skills in which doctors rated themselves as competent.
| List of procedural skills in which doctors rated themselves as competent (50% to < 75%) | No. of doctors who could perform the procedure independently (n = 59) |
|
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Caesarean section | 42 | 73.7 |
| Close reduction of fractures | 42 | 71.2 |
| Circumcision | 41 | 70.7 |
| Gastric washout | 41 | 69.5 |
| Application of traction | 38 | 65.5 |
| Cauterisation of warts | 36 | 64.3 |
| Obstetric ultrasound | 37 | 63.8 |
| Skin biopsy | 36 | 63.2 |
| Umbilical vein catheterisation | 36 | 63.2 |
| Assisted breech delivery | 36 | 62.1 |
| Excision and incision biopsy | 36 | 62.1 |
| Laparotomy for ruptured ectopic | 36 | 62.1 |
| Repair of third degree tear | 36 | 62.1 |
| Spinal anaesthesia | 35 | 61.4 |
| Tubal ligation | 35 | 61.4 |
| Insertion of central venous line | 35 | 59.3 |
| Repair of lacerated eyelid | 34 | 59.0 |
| Paronychia drainage | 33 | 58.6 |
| Amputation of digits | 33 | 58.6 |
| Intrabursal/articular injections | 32 | 56.1 |
| Hydrocoele drainage | 31 | 54.4 |
| Aspiration of breast cyst | 31 | 52.5 |
| Excision of in growing toenail | 30 | 51.0 |
| Drainage of perianal haematoma | 29 | 50.9 |