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Table 3 Biometric data and time of patient briefing (consultants vs. residents)

From: Asymmetry in patient-related information disrupts pre-anesthetic patient briefing

 

Consultants

Residents

p

(n = 79)

(n = 142)

value

Age; years

58.7 (15.8)

52,6 (16.4)

0.018

ASA

II (I–III)

II (I–IV)

0.311

BMI

26,8 (22.8–29.4)

25,8 (23.0–29.1)

0.143

t-total-edu*; min

1 370

3 711

0.001

t-median-edu†; min

16.0 (12.0–21.0)

21.6 (16.0–29.1)

0.250

  1. *t-total-edu; total time of pre-anesthetic patient briefing. †t-median-edu; median time of pre-anesthetic briefing.
  2. Except for age (mean (SD)), values are given as median (interquartile range) or number.
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BMC Anesthesiology

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