Table 4.
Proportion of programs with a process for procedural training or education before performing the procedure on a patient as compared to at some point during the fellowship
| Procedure | Training or Education
before Performing a Procedure on a Patient |
Training or Education at
Some Point during Fellowship |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| [n (%)] | [n (%)] | ||
| Arterial line placement | 28 (43.1) | 39 (60.0) | 0.05 |
| CVC placement | 56 (86.2) | 57 (87.7) | 0.80 |
| Flexible bronchoscopy | 58 (89.2) | 61 (93.8) | 0.35 |
| Thoracentesis | 49 (75.4) | 56 (86.1) | 0.12 |
| All LRHV procedures | 47.7 (73.5) | 53.3 (81.9) | 0.296 |
| Blakemore or Minnesota tube placement | 6 (9.2) | 15 (23.1) | 0.03 |
| Bronchial blocker placement | 11 (16.9) | 29 (44.6) | <0.001 |
| Cricothyroidotomy | 30 (46.2) | 42 (64.6) | 0.03 |
| Pericardiocentesis | 8 (12.3) | 18 (27.7) | 0.03 |
| All HRLV procedures | 13.8 (21.2) | 26.0 (40.0) | 0.023 |
For definition of abbreviations, see Table 2.