Table 1 Mean number of procedures and specific patient encounters during three-year residency as documented by handwritten versus PDA method.
From: House officer procedure documentation using a personal digital assistant: a longitudinal study
Procedure | Handwritten Cohort | PDA cohort | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Arthrocentesis | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.48 |
Cardioversion/Defibrillation | 26.5 | 11.5 | 0.001 |
Central line | 72.0 | 76.0 | 0.76 |
Chest tube | 17.5 | 15.5 | 0.18 |
Conscious sedation | 0.03 | 24.0 | 0.001 |
Cricothyrotomy | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.16 |
Dislocation | 16.0 | 13.0 | 0.20 |
DPL | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.63 |
Endotracheal intubation | 115.5 | 102.0 | 0.18 |
Fracture reduction/ Splint | 64.5 | 56.5 | 0.38 |
Internal pacing | 5.5 | 4.0 | 0.34 |
Laceration repair | 180.5 | 149.5 | 0.06 |
Lumbar puncture | 39.5 | 33.0 | 0.20 |
Nasal packing | 7.5 | 4.5 | 0.67 |
Open chest cardiac massage | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.51 |
Pericardiocentesis | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.63 |
Thoracentesis | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.001 |
Ultrasound | 0.0 | 24.5 | 0.001 |
Vaginal delivery | 26 | 31 | 0.10 |
Unstable adult medical | 509.5 | 418.5 | 0.13 |
Unstable adult surgical | 230.5 | 87.5 | 0.14 |
Unstable pediatric medical | 117.0 | 35.5 | 0.01 |
Unstable pediatric surgical | 34.0 | 20.0 | 0.18 |
Patient Follow-up | 29.5 | 57.0 | 0.59 |