A survey of education and confidence level among graduating anesthesia residents with regard to selected peripheral nerve blocks

Table 1 Demographics and clinical data (N=107)

	N (%)
Location of Residency Program*
Northeast	18 (17)
Midwest	22 (21)
Southeast	11(10)
Southwest	14(13)
West	42 (39)
Number of Residents in Class
11-5	5 (5)
6-10	11 (10)
11-15	26 (24)
16-20	18 (17)
More than 20	47 (44)
Total Number of PNBs Performed
0-20	6 (6)
21-30	2 (2)
31-40	2 (2)
41-50	9 (8)
51-60	9 (8)
More than 60	79 (74)

*Northeast: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. Midwest: Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio. Southeast: Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Southwest: Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana. West: Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico. PNBs = Peripheral Nerve Blocks.

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