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Table 5 Characteristics of clinicians reporting use of propofol only, midazolam and propofol, and midazolam only for PS

From: Emergency department procedural sedation practice in Cape Town, South Africa

Clinicians’ characteristics (expressed as %)

Propofol only (n = 7)

Propofol and midazolam (n = 14 )

Midazolam only (n = 55)

Total (n = 76)

p-value

Number in public sector

0 (0%)

9 (64.3%)

39 (70.9%)

48 (63.2%)

0.001

Number with 5 years or more experience

6 (85.7%)

14 (100%)

29 (52.7%)

49 (64.5%)

0.002

Number with 3 years or more ED experience

5 (71.4%)

14 (100%)

25 (45.5%)

44 (57.9%)

0.001

Number with 6 months or more anesthetics experience

4 (57.1%)

5 (35.7%)

4 (7.3%)

13 (17.1%)

0.001

Number with international experience

5 (71.4%)

8 (57.1%)

10 (18.2%)

23 (30.3%)

0.001

Number of registrars and consultants

2 (28.6%)

7 (50.0%)

8 (14.5%)

17 (22.4%)

0.016

  1. The p-value for chi-square test of the association between characteristics of the clinician and drug group used