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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of operating room paramedic

From: Knowledge, attitude and application towards fast track surgery among operating room paramedics: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Total (n = 271)

Percent (%)

Gender

 Male

41

15.13

 Female

230

84.87

Age, mean ± SD (year)

28.56 Â± 6.35

/

Working years, mean ± SD (year)

6.33 Â± 7.00

/

Education level

 Less than college degree

56

20.66

 College degree and higher

215

79.34

Technical title

 Junior

146

53.87

 Intermediate

11

4.06

 Senior

81

29.89

 Unknown

33

12.18

Occupation

 Primary nurse

150

55.35

 Head nurse

79

29.15

 Others

42

15.50

Awareness of the concept of FTS

 Never heard

54

19.93

 Heard, known a little

164

60.52

 Familiar with FTS

44

16.24

 Very familiar with FTS

9

3.32

Access to FTS knowledge (n = 217â–³)

 Special lectures in hospitals

117

53.92

 Continuing Education

60

27.65

 the Internet

64

29.49

 Books or publications

55

25.35

 Others

12

5.53

  1. †SD standard deviation, FTS fast track surgery
  2. â–³Only 217 operating room paramedics have heard fast track surgery