How Good are Orthopaedic Surgeons at Interpreting ECGs?

This study is to find out how good orthopaedic surgeons are at interpreting electrocardiograms and to compare the results between surgical specialties with physicians. It showed that surgeons were considerably weaker than physicians in this aspect. The difference between the surgical specialities wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
Main Authors: Shariff Raheel, Attar Safa, Attar Fahad G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-12-01
Subjects:
ECG
interpret
orthopaedic surgeons
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491710000023
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Summary:This study is to find out how good orthopaedic surgeons are at interpreting electrocardiograms and to compare the results between surgical specialties with physicians. It showed that surgeons were considerably weaker than physicians in this aspect. The difference between the surgical specialities was not significant, but the orthopaedic surgeons were marginally better than other surgical specialists. Improper interpretation of electrocardiogram may compromise patient care. A formal training may be required in surgical portfolio.
ISSN:2210-4917

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