Table 2 Non-users of ultrasound in the Emergency Department (n = 304)
From: Physicians using ultrasound in Danish emergency departments are mostly summoned specialists
Frequency | Percent | (95 % CI) | ||
Gender | ||||
Female | 162 | 53.3 % | (47,5-59.0) | |
Male | 142 | 46.7 % | (40,9-52,5) | |
Age | ||||
Median | 33 | (5-95 % percentiles: 27,0-54,1) | ||
Level of training | ||||
Intern | 69 | 22.7 % | (18,1-27,8) | |
First year of specialist training | 48 | 15.8 % | (11,8-20,3) | |
Second year or later in specialist training | 86 | 28.3 % | (23,3-33,7) | |
Consultant | 69 | 22.7 % | (18,1-27,8) | |
Other non-specialists | 16 | 5.3 % | (3,0-8,4) | |
Medical students | 9 | 3.0 % | (1,4-5,5) | |
Other | 7 | 2.3 % | (0,9-4,6) | |
Level of responsibility during on call duty | ||||
Junior resident | 131 | 43.1 % | (37,5-48,9) | |
Senior resident | 70 | 23.0 % | (18,4-28,2) | |
Attending physician | 103 | 33.9 % | (28,6-39,5) | |
Affiliation with the Emergency Department | ||||
Employee of the Emergency Department | 56 | 18.4 % | (14,2-23,2) | |
Employee of different department but on call duty in the emergency department | 163 | 53.6 % | (47,8-59,3 | |
Employee of different department performing consults in the emergency department | 66 | 21.7 % | (17,2-26,8) | |
Other | 19 | 6.3 % | (3,8-9,6) | |