Echocardiography training for cardiac surgery residents: results of a Canadian needs assessment

Table 4 Objectives rated as 'must or should be included' by more than 80 % of all residents, surgeons and directors but not cardiologists

Training objectives			Professional Role
	Overall		Cardiac surgery residents (N = 38)		Cardiologists (N = 15)		Cardiac surgery directors and surgeons (N = 36)
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Assessment of gross wall motion abnormalities	82	92.1	35	92.1	11	73.3	36	100.0
Understanding of standard ultrasound windows/planes necessary to perform focused echocardiography	80	89.9	37	97.4	11	73.3	32	88.9
Recognition of presence of acute valvular regurgitation	78	87.6	36	94.7	11	73.3	31	86.1
Recognition of presence of an aortic dissection	75	84.3	32	84.2	11	73.3	32	88.9
Recognition of presence of mediastinal clots	71	79.8	31	81.6	9	60*	31	86.1
Knowledge of ultrasound/echo basics	70	78.7	32	84.2	7	46.67*	31	86.1

*P < 0.05 for comparisons between cardiac surgeons and directors vs. cardiologists. All p-values were from two-tailed Fisher's Exact Test

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