Research Article
Assessment of Awareness of Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity (LAST) among Postgraduate Trainees
Table 2
Comparing awareness and mean total scores (out of a maximum of 10) before ME and after ME.
| Department | Awareness on LAST | p value | Mean total score (out of 10) | Average increase in total score, MD (95% CI) | P value | Trainees who were aware pre-ME | Trainees who were aware post-ME | Pre-ME | Post-ME |
| Surgical (n = 17) | 0 (0%) | 17 (100%) | <0.001 | 5.29 ± 1.72 | 9.76 ± 0.44 | 4.47 (3.54, 5.40) | <0.001 | Ortho (n = 37) | 0 (0%) | 37 (100%) | <0.001 | 5.11 ± 1.79 | 9.92 ± 0.28 | 4.81 (4.20, 5.42) | <0.001 | ENT (n = 19) | 2 (10.5%) | 17 (89.5%) | <0.001 | 5.32 ± 1.80 | 9.63 ± 0.60 | 4.31 (3.45, 5.18) | <0.001 | OBGYN (n = 17) | 0 (0%) | 16 (94.1%) | <0.001 | 1.82 ± 1.38 | 9.82 ± 0.39 | 8.00 (7.34, 8.66) | <0.001 | Anaesth (n = 44) | 20 (45.5%) | 44 (100%) | <0.001 | 8.75 ± 1.43 | 10.00 ± 0.00 | 1.25 (0.81, 1.69) | <0.001 | Overall results (n = 134) | 22 (16.4%) | 131 (97.8%) | <0.001 | 5.94 ± 2.76 | 9.87 ± 0.36 | 3.93 (3.47, 4.40) | <0.001 |
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Values are expressed as frequency (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation. MD: mean difference and CI: confidence interval. |