From: Physicians’ lack of knowledge - a possible reason for red blood cell transfusion overuse?
Variable | Overall score (0–100) | Familiarity with the restrictive blood management discipline score (0–100) | Indications for transfusion score (0–100) | ||||
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Mean ± SD (IQR) | P-value (2-sided) | Mean ± SD (IQR) | P-value (2-sided) | Mean ± SD (IQR) | P-value (2-sided) | ||
Age (Years) | 25–34 | 43.8 ± 15.5 (29.1–54.1) | 0.05b | 43.3 ± 27.8 (20.0–65.0) | 0.1b | 49.4 ± 22.6 (33.3–66.6) | 0.3b |
35–44 | 46.0 ± 21.0 (37.5–58.3) | 51.7 ± 30.0 (25.0–80.0) | 38.2 ± 27.4 (16.6–58.3) | ||||
45+ | 55.0 ± 17.4 (41.6–68.7) | 58.8 ± 24.5 (40.0–80.0) | 44.6 ± 24.8 (16.6–66.6) | ||||
Professional status | Senior physicians | 54.1 ± 19.5 (41.6–69.7) | 0.01a | 61.2 ± 26.6 (42.5–80.0) | 0.003a | 43.2 ± 26.3 (16.6–66.6) | 0.75a |
Residents | 43.4 ± 16.7 (29.1–54.1) | 42.3 ± 26.7 (20.0–60.0) | 45.0 ± 24.5 (33.3–66.6) | ||||
Place of graduation | Israel graduates | 50.4 ± 18.9 (37.5–66.6) | 0.73a | 54.2 ± 28.5 (30.0–80.0) | 0.62a | 51.7 ± 17.4 (33.3–66.6) | 0.2c |
Non-Israel graduates | 48.7 ± 18.0 (33.3–58.3) | 50.4 ± 28.6 (30.0–80.0) | 44.3 ± 27.6 (16.6–66.6) | ||||
Field of specialty | Internal medicine | 55.5 ± 20.0 (33.3–71.8) | 0.002a | 60.5 ± 30.3 (30.0–90.0) | 0.03a | 49.5 ± 26.7 (29.1–70.8) | 0.12a |
Surgical | 41.8 ± 15.3 (33.3–50.8) | 41.3 ± 23.4 (22.5–60.0) | 40.5 ± 23.6 (33.3–50.0) |