Table 1 Demographics of respondents
From: Life after a point-of-care ultrasound course: setting up the right conditions!
Demographics | Pre-course N = 55 (%) | Post-course 2 weeks N = 29 (%) | Post-course 3 months N = 11 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
18–29 | 13 (23.6) | 6 (20.7) | 2 (18.2) |
30–39 | 27 (49.1) | 15 (51.7) | 6 (54.5) |
40–49 | 8 (14.5) | 5 (17.2) | 2 (18.2) |
50–59 | 7 (12.7) | 3 (10.3) | 1 (9.1) |
Gender | |||
Male | 26 (47.3) | 12 (41.4) | 4 (36.4) |
Residency (year) | |||
1 | 5 (9.1) | 1 (3.4) | 2 (18.2) |
2 | 5 (9.1) | 4 (13.8) | 2 (18.2) |
3 | 13 (23.6) | 6 (20.7) | 1 (9.1) |
4 | 4 (7.3) | 2 (6.9) | 0 (0) |
5 | 2 (3.6) | 1 (3.4) | 1 (9.1) |
6 | 2 (3.6) | 2 (6.9) | 0 (0) |
None (student) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
None (attending) | 23 (41.8) | 13 (44.9) | 5 (45.4) |
(Sub)specialty | |||
General internal medicine | 19 (34.5) | 12 (41.4) | 5 (45.5) |
Nephrology | 4 (7.3) | 3 (10.3) | 1 (9.1) |
Hemato-oncology | 8 (14.5) | 4 (13.8) | 3 (27.3) |
Acute internal medicine | 13 (23.6) | 4 (13.8) | 1 (9.1) |
Other | 11 (20.0) | 6 (20.7) | 1 (9.1) |
Workplace | |||
University hospital | 14 (25.5) | 9 (31.0) | 5 (45.5) |
Large Teaching hospital | 37 (67.3) | 19 (65.5) | 4 (36.4) |
Rural hospital | 4 (7.3) | 1 (3.4) | 2 (18.2) |
Ultrasound performed in hospital by | |||
Internists | 21 (38.2) | 12 (41.4) | 5 (45.5) |
Emergency physicians | 46 (83.6) | 25 (86.2) | 7 (63.6) |
US-machine available | 49 (89.1) | 25 (86.2) | 8 (72.7) |