Table 1 Involvement frequency in management of suspected pneumothorax and lung ultrasonography (LUS) usage in patients with suspected pneumothorax
LUS-usage | Frequency of involvement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Infrequently | Frequently | Very frequently | Total | |
≤1/month | ≤1/week | >1/week | ||
Never/rarely | 7.9% | 9.0% | 1.1% | 18.0% |
(7) | (8) | (1) | (16) | |
Occasionally | 14.6% | 11.2% | 1.1% | 27.0% |
(13) | (10) | (1) | (24) | |
Frequently | 4.5% | 11.2%* | 1.1%* | 16.9% |
(4) | (10) | (1) | (15) | |
Always/almost always | 5.6% | 22.5%* | 10.1%* | 38.2% |
(5) | (20) | (9) | (34) | |
Total | 32.6% | 53.9% | 13.5% | 100% |
(29) | (48) | (12) | (89) | |