From: Patient handoffs among general surgery residents in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study
Characteristic | n (%) |
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Sex a | |
Male | 49 (42.6%) |
Female | 66 (57.3%) |
Age (Median in years) | 28 |
Year of internship completion | |
Before 2014 | 12 (10.7%) |
2014 | 6 (5.4%) |
2015 | 12(10.7%) |
2016 | 16(14.2%) |
2017 | 27(24.1%) |
2018 | 14(12.5%) |
2019 | 25(22.3%) |
Region | |
Northern region | 0 (0%) |
Southern region | 0(0%) |
Central region | 13(11.4%) |
Eastern region | 4(3.51%) |
Western region | 97 (85%) |
Type of hospital | |
University hospital | 13(11.2%) |
Private hospital | 26(22.4%) |
Ministry of Health hospital | 49(42.2%) |
National guard/armed forces hospital | 20(17.2%) |
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center | 4(3.4%) |
Other | 4(3.4%) |
Level of training | |
PGY1 | 28(24.5%) |
PGY2 | 17(14.9%) |
PGY3 | 19(16.6%) |
PGY4 | 19(16.6%) |
PGY5 | 31(27.1%) |
Residents’ level of satisfaction for patient handoffs | |
Very satisfied | 6(6.6%) |
Satisfied | 37(41.1%) |
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 30(33.3%) |
Dissatisfied | 11(12.2%) |
Very dissatisfied | 6(6.6%) |