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Table 1 Demographics of survey respondents, grouped by pulmonary provider type (e.g. cystic fibrosis (CF) or non-CF providers)

From: Lung transplant referral practice patterns: a survey of cystic fibrosis physicians and general pulmonologists

 

All Respondents

CF Providers

Non-CF Providers

N = 68

N = 43

N = 25

Hospital directly affiliated with a lung transplant center, n (%)

24 (35%)

13 (30%)

11 (44%)

Primary patient population, n (%)

 Pediatric

27 (40%)

27 (63%)

0

 Adult

41 (60%)

16 (37%)

25 (100%)

Years independently practicing, n (%)a

 < 5 years

13 (19%)

7 (16%)

6 (24%)

 5 to 15 years

28 (41%)

16 (37%)

12 (48%)

 16 to 25 years

13 (19%)

9 (21%)

4 (16%)

 > 25 years

13 (19%)

10 (23%)

3 (12%)

Number of patients referred to lung transplant annually by practice, n (%)b

 ≤ 2 patients

27 (40%)

19 (44%)

8 (32%)

 3–10 patients

35 (51%)

22 (51%)

13 (52%)

 11–24 patients

1 (1%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

 ≥ 25 patients

4 (6%)

1 (2%)

3 (12%)

  1. aOne CF provider respondent preferred not to answer years in practice
  2. bOne CF provider respondent did not answer the number of patients referred to lung transplant annually