Procedural confidence in hospital based practitioners: implications for the training and practice of doctors at all grades

Table 2 Number of procedures performed in previous year

	Central line insertion	Lumbar puncture	Pleural aspiration	Ascitic aspiration	CPAP	Intercostal drain insertion	Tracheostomy management	Knee joint aspiration	DC cardio-version	Temporary pacing
Cumulative number performed in previous year	1266	561	758	677	648	633	366	271	218	71
Grade
*FY1/FY2*
Median	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
(95% CI)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 1.5)	(0 – 1.5)	(0 – 1)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 1)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)
Lower quartile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Upper quartile	0	2.5	2	1.5	0	1	0	0.5	0	0
*SHO*
Median	1	4.5	4.5	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
(95% CI)	(0 – 4.9)	(2 – 10)	(1.1 – 9.8)	(0 – 5)	(0 – 1.9)	(0.1 – 4)	(0 – 1.3)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 2.8)	(0 – 0)
Lower quartile	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Upper quartile	5	13.75	10	5	2.75	4	1	0.75	3	0
*SpR*
Median	6	4	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	0
(95% CI)	(4 – 10)	(2 – 5.3)	(1.9 – 5)	(0 – 4.1)	(0 – 2.1)	(1 – 5)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)
Lower quartile	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Upper quartile	15	10	10	5.5	8	10	1.75	0	1	1.25
*Consultant*
Median	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
(95% CI)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)	0 – 0	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)
Lower quartile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Upper quartile	2	1	1	0	0	1.75	1.25	0	0	0
*Clinical Fellow*
Median	3	3	5	4	1	1.5	0	0	0	0
(95% CI)	(0 – 12)	(1.8 – 11.7)	(0 – 8.3)	(0 – 20)	(0 – 2.3)	(0 – 5.7)	(0 – 0.2)	(0 – 3.2)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)
Lower quartile	0	1.75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Upper quartile	12	12.5	8.5	20	2.5	6	0.25	3.25	0	0
*All*
Median	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
(95% CI)	(0 – 2)	(1 – 2.8)	(0 – 2)	(0 – 0.1)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 1.3)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)	(0 – 0)
Lower quartile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Upper quartile	10	5	5	4	2	4	0.25	0	0	0

CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure support (responses also included bilevel positive pressure airway support), DC Cardioversion = elective direct current cardioversion, FY1 = Foundation year 1, FY2 = Foundation year 2, SHO = Senior house officer, SpR = Specialist registrar

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