Table 2
Specialties of the consultant responders. Responses to sections D and E of the survey
| Questions | CTS | CM | A&E | GS | p value | ||||||||||||
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| Yes | No | Abstain | Yes | No | Abstain | Yes | No | Abstain | Yes | No | Abstain | ||||||
| Section D - drain removal | |||||||||||||||||
| Further confirmation after air leak stops? | 35.7 | 57.1 | 7.1 | 28.0 | 72.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53.8 | 46.2 | 7.1 | 87.5 | 5.4 | 0.009 | ||||
| Routine chest radiograph? | 14.3 | 78.6 | 7.1 | 36.0 | 64.0 | 0.0 | 38.5 | 7.7 | 38.5 | 78.6 | 17.9 | 3.6 | <0.001 | ||||
| Duration (days) of air leak to prompt further action?2-150 | 9.6 +/− 1.5 (78.6%) | 5.8 +/− 0.6 (96.0%) | 1+/−1 (15.4%) | 4.7 +/− 0.4 (70.2%) | 0.001 | ||||||||||||
| Daily drainage (ml) allowed before drain removal2-150 | 98.9 +/− 22.5 (85.7%) | 83.4 +/− 11.5 (68%) | 86.7 +/− 41 (23.1%) | 69+/−8.6 (63.2%) | 0.35 | ||||||||||||
| Section E - drain removal technique | |||||||||||||||||
| Suction during removal? | 28.6 | 57.1 | 14.3 | 4.0 | 96.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.2 | 53.8 | 10.7 | 83.9 | 5.4 | 0.05 | ||||
| Valsalva manoeuvre? | 57.1 | 28.6 | 14.3 | 36.0 | 64.0 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 53.8 | 69.6 | 26.8 | 3.6 | 0.02 | ||||
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Results are expressed as percentages of those who responded per specialty. CTS = Cardiothoracic Surgery, CM = Chest Medicine, A&E = Accident and Emergency, GS = General Surgery.
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↵2-150 Results are expressed as mean +/− SEM per specialty and numbers in brackets indicate the response rates. The p values relate to comparisons of positive responses (Yes) between the specialties.
