Table 2

Clinical Outcomes Survey: Participant Demographics Pre-LP and Post-LP Clinic Establishment (eAppendix 2, links.lww.com/NE9/A14)

VariablePreclinicPostclinic
20182018–20192019–20202018–2020
Attending assistance (2018–2019, 2019–2020)
 PGY2 (1, 2)N/A1 (100%)1 (50%)2 (67%)
 PGY3 (6, 7)N/A5 (83%)a2 (29%)7 (54%)
 PGY4 (13, 17)N/A3 (23%)8 (47%)11 (37%)
 TotalN/A9 (45%)11 (42%)20 (43%)
  • Abbreviations: LP = lumbar puncture; N/A = not available; PGY = postgraduate year.

  • A greater number of residents completed separate surveys relating to LP completion; thus, sample size for the variable “attending assistance” is shown separately for that variable. For attending assistance, percentages reflect the percent by PGY.

  • a Statistical significance at p < 0.05 compared with PGY4s.