TABLE 5.
Procedural skills in which doctors rated themselves as not competent.
| List of procedural skills in which doctors rated themselves as not competent (less than 50%) | No. of doctors who could perform the procedure independently (n = 59) |
|
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| General anaesthesia | 26 | 48.1 |
| Intraosseous infusion | 26 | 46.4 |
| Injection of keloids | 26 | 44.8 |
| Posterior colpopuncture | 24 | 42.1 |
| Insertion of IUCD | 24 | 40.7 |
| Endometrial biopsy | 22 | 39.3 |
| Appendicectomy | 22 | 37.3 |
| Skin graft | 19 | 32.8 |
| Venous cutdown | 18 | 30.5 |
| Indirect laryngoscopy | 15 | 25.9 |
| Proctoscopy | 14 | 24.6 |
| I and D Meibomian cyst | 14 | 24.6 |
| Pleural biopsy | 14 | 24.0 |
| Bier’s block | 8 | 16.7 |
| Epidural anaesthesia | 8 | 14.0 |
| Vasectomy | 8 | 13.8 |
| Tracheostomy | 8 | 13.6 |
| Cricothyroidotomy | 6 | 11.0 |
| Tonometry | 4 | 6.9 |
IUCD, Intrauterine contraceptive device.