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Table 3 Participants’ practice

From: Identifying barriers to the use of ultrasound in the perioperative period: a survey of southwestern Ontario anesthesiologists

 

Always

Frequently

Sometimes

Seldom

Never

As clinically indicated

I use ultrasound guidance when inserting a central line

54 (82)

5 (8)

4 (6)

1 (2)

1 (2)

1 (2)

I use ultrasound guidance for arterial cannulation

3 (6)

16 (24)

23 (35)

13 (20)

7 (11)

4 (6)

I use ultrasound guidance when performing a regional block

36 (57)

6 (10)

7 (11)

1 (2)

11 (18)

2 (3)

I use ultrasound guidance for spinal and epidural blocks placement

0

1 (2)

6 (9)

17 (27)

39 (61)

1 (2)

I use ultrasound to assess the heart and lung whenever indicated

6 (9)

7 (11)

12 (18)

14 (21)

21 (32)

6 (9)

  1. All results in the table were present in N (%)