Table 1 Users of ultrasound in the Emergency Department (n = 257)
From: Physicians using ultrasound in Danish emergency departments are mostly summoned specialists
Frequency | Percent | (95 % CI) | ||
Gender | ||||
Female | 86 | 33 % | (28-40) | |
Male | 171 | 67 % | (60-72) | |
Age | ||||
Median | 38 (5-95 % percentiles: 27,0-58,7) | |||
Level of training | ||||
Intern | 15 | 6 % | (3-9) | |
First year of specialist training | 26 | 10 % | (7-14) | |
Second year or later in specialist training | 84 | 33 % | (27-39) | |
Consultant | 110 | 43 % | (37-49) | |
Other non-specialists | 16 | 6 % | (4-10) | |
Medical students | 1 | 0 % | (0-2) | |
Other | 5 | 2 % | (1-4) | |
Level of responsibility during on call duty | ||||
Junior resident | 70 | 27 % | (22-33) | |
Senior resident | 41 | 16 % | (12-21) | |
Attending physician | 146 | 57 % | (51-63) | |
Affiliation with the Emergency Department | ||||
Employee of the Emergency Department | 50 | 19 % | (15-25) | |
Employee of different department but on call duty in the emergency department | 59 | 23 % | (18-29) | |
Employee of different department performing consults in the emergency department | 136 | 53 % | (47-59) | |
Other | 12 | 5 % | (3-7) | |
Distribution within specialties | ||||
Emergency Medicinea | 5 | 2 % | (1-4) | |
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care | 111 | 43 % | (37-50) | |
General Practice | 10 | 4 % | (2-7) | |
Internal Medicine | 62 | 24 % | (19-30) | |
Surgery | 47 | 18 % | (14-24) | |
Other | 22 | 9 % | (5-13) | |