From: Beyond guideline knowledge: a theory-based qualitative study of low-value preoperative testing
Participants | Anesthesiologists (n = 7) | Internists (n = 4) | Surgeons (n = 4) | Nurses (n = 1) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Male | 3 | 4 | 3 | – |
Female | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Setting | ||||
Academic | 4 | 2 | 4 | – |
Community | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Academic + community | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Clinical experience (years; median (IQR)) | 11.0 (1–18) | 15.5 (5–20) | 13.0 (3–33) | – |
Proportion of their patients who undergo low-risk surgeriesa | 30–100% | 20–50% | 10–50% | 100% |