Table 1 Data from the 2005 ISA survey
From: Smart marketing may improve public understanding of the anesthesia profession
Parameter | N (% of responses) |
|---|---|
Survey Characteristics | Omnibus telephone survey |
503 adult participants | |
±4.4% maximal sample error | |
Gender | |
Male | 247 (49.1) |
Female | 257 (51.0) |
Past surgery | |
Yes | 253 (50.3) |
No | 249 (49.6) |
Country of birth | |
Israel | 328 (65.2) |
Other | 158 (31.4) |
N/A | 17 (3.3) |
Does the anesthesiologist have to be an M.D? | |
Yes | 323 (64.3) |
No | 138 (27.4) |
Do not know | 42 (8.3) |
Who is responsible for the patient’s well-being during surgery? | |
Anesthesiologist | 150 (29.9) |
Surgeon | 212 (42.2) |
Nurse | 33 (6.6) |
Other | 82 (16.2) |
Do not know | 26 (5.1) |
Is the anesthesiologist present in the operating room during the entire operation? | |
Yes | 328 (65.2) |
No | 125 (24.9) |
Depends on the type of surgery | 12 (2.3) |
Other | 3 (0.6) |
Do not know | 35 (7.0) |
In Which of the following sites does the anesthesiologist work? (you may mark several answers) | |
Operating Room | 446 (88.7) |
Delivery Room | 256 (51.0) |
Intensive Care Unit | 258 (51.4) |
Pain Service | 147 (29.3) |
Emergency Department | 179 (35.6) |
Invasive procedures | 152 (30.2) |
Resuscitation | 149 (29.7) |
Radiology Suite | 68 (13.6) |
Do not know | 23 (4.5) |