Laboratory Demographic Data (n = 127)
Variable | Category | Data |
Laboratory type | Hospital-based | 80 (63.0%) |
Nonhospital | 47 (37.0%) | |
First time vs. reaccreditation application | First time | 5 (3.9%) |
Reaccredited | 122 (96.1%) | |
General nuclear medicine decision | Delayed | 76 (59.8%) |
Granted | 51 (40.2%) | |
Medical director ABNM-certified | Yes | 72 (56.7%) |
No | 55 (43.3%) | |
Any ABNM-certified staff | Yes | 85 (66.9%) |
No | 42 (33.1%) | |
Gastrointestinal study annual volume | ||
Mean ± SD | 428.3 ± 460.3 | |
Median | 310 (range, 15–3,466) | |
General nuclear medicine annual volume | ||
Mean ± SD | 1,709.4 ± 1,805.2 | |
Median | 1,201 (range, 38–10,030) | |
Number of medical staff (n = 880) | ||
Mean ± SD | 9.6 ± 7.9 | |
Median | 7 (range, 1–38) | |
Number of technical staff | ||
Mean ± SD | 6.8 ± 6.0 | |
Median | 5 (range, 1–31) | |
Number of γ-cameras | ||
Mean ± SD | 4.0 ± 3.7 | |
Median | 3 (range, 1–22) |
Qualitative data are expressed as number and percentage; continuous data are expressed as mean ± SD, median, and range.