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Table 1 Demographics of respondents to surveys, grouped by Program type

From: Cystic fibrosis physicians’ perspectives on the timing of referral for lung transplant evaluation: a survey of physicians in the United States

 

All Respondentsa

N = 114

Adult Programs

N = 57

Affiliate Programs

N = 12

Pediatric Programs

N = 43

Program size, n (%)b

 < 50 adult patients

38 (33%)

4 (7%)

11 (92%)

22 (51%)

 50–99 adult patients

31 (27%)

18 (32%)

0

13 (30%)

 100–199 adult patients

27 (24%)

21 (37%)

1 (8%)

5 (12%)

 ≥ 200 adult patients

17 (15%)

13 (23%)

0

3 (7%)

Percent referred/yearc, Median (IQR)

3.5% (2.0%–6.4%)

3.2% (2.5%–5.8%)

5.0% (3.3%–7.5%)

3.3% (0–10.0%)

Distance to lung transplant center, n (%)

 Direct affiliation

39 (34%)

27 (47%)

2 (17%)

9 (21%)

 < 30 min

16 (14%)

6 (11%)

1 (8%)

9 (21%)

 30–75 min

18 (16%)

10 (18%)

0

8 (19%)

 75–150 min

16 (14%)

7 (12%)

3 (25%)

5 (12%)

 > 150 min

25 (22%)

7 (12%)

6 (50%)

12 (28%)

Years independently practicing CF medicine, n (%)

 < 5 years

13 (11%)

9 (16%)

0

3 (7%)

 5 to < 10 years

19 (17%)

13 (23%)

2 (17%)

4 (9%)

 10 to < 15 years

21 (18%)

12 (21%)

1 (8%)

7 (16%)

 ≥ 15 years

61 (54%)

23 (40%)

9 (75%)

29 (67%)

  1. IQR interquartile range, CF cystic fibrosis
  2. aTwo respondents did not report Program type
  3. bOne adult Program did not report size of the Program
  4. cCalculated by division of number of referrals by total number of adult patients followed by program(s)