Table 3 Results based on age groups
From: Patient factors influencing the effect of surgeon-performed ultrasound on the acute abdomen
Age < 30 (n = 177) | Age 30–59 (n = 388) | Age ≥ 60 (n = 218) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US (n = 87) [% (n)] | Non-US (n = 90) [% (n)] | P value | US (n = 198) [% (n)] | Non-US (n = 190) [% (n)] | P value | US (n = 107) [% (n)] | Non-US (n = 111) [% (n)] | P value | |
Diagnostic accuracy | 65 (56) | 60 (52) | 0.468 | 68 (130) | 58 (109) | 0.042 | 58 (61) | 52 (55) | 0.405 |
Admission | 38 (33) | 47 (42) | 0.240 | 40 (79) | 44 (84) | 0.390 | 52 (56) | 63 (70) | 0.109 |
Ultrasound ordered | 3 (3) | 27 (24) | <0.001 | 10 (19) | 28 (53) | <0.001 | 11 (12) | 27 (30) | 0.003 |
CT ordered | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 0.973 | 5 (9) | 12 (22) | 0.011 | 19 (20) | 14 (15) | 0.297 |
No other examination ordered | 59 (51) | 38 (34) | 0.006 | 51 (101) | 29 (55) | <0.001 | 37 (39) | 27 (30) | 0.134 |