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Table 3 Distribution of the physicians who performed the catheterization

From: Do not trust landmarks and your feelings while inserting pediatric central venous catheters

The physician who first attempted the catheterization

The physician who performed the catheterization

Instructor

Specialist

Research assistant

Failure

Success at first attempt (%)

Instructor

170

0

0

1

99.4

Specialist

56

233

0

6a

78.5

Research assist

5b

5

22

0

68.8

Total

231

238

22

7

85.3

  1. Abbreviations: Assist Assistant
  2. aThree catheterization attempts made by the instructor failed
  3. bThree catheterization attempts made by the specialists failed