Research Article

Use of Cognitive Aids: Results from a National Survey among Anaesthesia Providers in France and Canada

Table 2

The use of cognitive aids (CAs) in hospital practice among the 501 French and the 250 Canadian respondents who had some knowledge of CAs.

France, n (%)Canada, n (%)

Have access to CAs in hospital practice332/501 (66)212/250 (85%)
If yes, format of CA (several possible responses)241/330 (73%)159/211 (78%)
Paper format in a manual at the bedside172/330 (52%)121/211 (57%)
Paper format in the emergency kit137/330 (42%)54/211 (26%)
Electronic format on the computer screen69/330 (21%)94/211 (45%)
Electronic access via a smartphone or a touchpad189/492 (38%)108/244 (45%)
Have already used a CA at least once in practiceAnaphylaxisCardiac arrest
If yes, which main clinical scenarios (several possible responses)88/188 (47%)54/107 (50%)
PPHAnaphylaxis
84/188 (45%)24/107 (22%)
LASTPPH
49/188 (26%)24/107 (22%)

LAST: local anaesthetic systemic toxicity; PPH: postpartum haemorrhage.