TABLE 2

Unconscious or Heavily Sedated Patient

Major theme	Subtheme	% (normalized to major theme)
2.1: Method of obtaining information on pregnancy status (71%)	2.11: Consult patient notes	48
	2.12: Consult nurse/caregiver/doctor	27
	2.13: Consult partner/relative	18
	2.14: Ask patient	6
2.2: Pregnancy testing (14%)	2.21: Pregnancy test	23
	2.22: Serum human chorionic gonadotropin	62
	2.23: Urine	11
	2.24: Ultrasound	4
2.3: Unable to determine pregnancy status (13%)	2.31: Do not perform scan	27
	2.32: Postpone scan	42
	2.33: Refer to nuclear medicine physician	27
	2.34: Reduce radiation dose	3
2.4: Never been in this situation (2%)