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Table 3 Factors related to likelihood of using risk assessment tool

From: Attitudes about use of preoperative risk assessment tools: a survey of surgeons and surgical residents in an academic health system

Question

Total

Faculty

Resident

 

(n = 120)

(n = 75)

(n = 45)

 

N(%)

N (%)

N (%)

P value*

Patient age > 65 years

92 (76.7)

56 (74.7)

36 (80.0)

.66

Patient asks about risk

83 (69.2)

48 (64.0)

35 (77.8)

.15

Patient has significant risk factors

108 (90.0)

67 (89.3)

41 (91.1)

.99

To dissuade patient/family from surgery

84 (70.0)

54 (72.0)

30 (66.7)

.54

Emergent operation

59 (49.2)

42 (56.0)

17 (37.8)

.06

  1. *P values are from Fischer’s exact test