TABLE 1B.
Survey Question | Overall Responses | University (69.2%, n=110) | Non-University (30.8%, n=49) | |
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Have you received any formal education/training from your hospital regarding operating your fluoroscopy machine? | Attending: Advanced Fellow: |
No: 54.5% Yes: 45.5% No: 78.6% Yes: 21.4% |
No: 50.9% Yes: 49.1% |
No: 69.4% Yes: 30.6% |
If you responded no to the previous question, do you feel formal education in operating your fluoroscopy machine/minimizing radiation exposure would be useful? | Attending: Advanced Fellow: |
Yes: 76.0% No: 11.5% Not Sure: 12.5% Yes: 91.7% No: 0% Not sure: 8.3% |
Yes: 82.2% No: 9.6% Not Sure: 8.2% |
Yes: 68.6% No: 11.4% Not Sure: 20.0% |
Who operates the fluoroscopy machine during your ERCPs? | Endoscopist: 61.6% Radiology Technician: 37.7% Radiologist: 0.6% |
Endoscopist: 65.5% Radiology Technician: 33.6% Radiologist: 0.9% |
Endoscopist: 53.1% Radiology Technician: 46.9% Radiologist: 0% |
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What kind of fluoroscopy machine/s do you use for performing ERCPs? (check multiple if necessary) | Fixed dedicated: 61.0% Portable C arm: 51.6% Fixed C arm: 12.6% |
Fixed dedicated: 67.3% Portable C arm: 43.6% Fixed C arm: 14.6% |
Fixed dedicated: 46.9% Portable C arm: 69.4% Fixed C arm: 8.2% |
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What kind of technology does your fluoroscopy machine/s have? | Image intensifier: 48.4% Flat panel: 5.0% Both on different machines:15.7% I don’t know: 30.8% |
Image intensifier: 51.8% Flat panel: 5.5% Both on different machines: 13.6% I don’t know: 29.1% |
Image intensifier: 40.8% Flat panel: 4.1% Both on different machines: 20.4% I don’t know: 34.7% |