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Table 1 Interpreter service use

From: Assessment of the efficiency of language interpreter services in a busy surgical and procedural practice

Language services assistance used (318 patients)

 Yes

308 (97%)

 No

10 (3%)

Language types (most common)

 Arabic

(125) 39%

 Spanish

(57) 18%

 Somali

(43) 14%

 Chinese Mandarin

(15) 5%

 Vietnamese

(8) 3%

Type of interpreter services used (305 of 308 total patients with information available)

 In person

241 (79%)

 Telephone

55 (18%)

 VRI

9 (3%)