Age
| | | |
<35
|
28 (16.7)
|
3 (10.3)
|
10 (19.6)
|
35–50
|
93 (55.4)
|
11 (37.9)
|
30 (58.8)
|
51–65
|
39 (23.2)
|
15 (51.7)
|
11 (21.6)
|
>65
|
8 (4.8)
| | |
Years in practice
| | | |
<5
|
37 (22)
|
3 (10.3)
|
18 (35.3)
|
5 to 10
|
35 (20.8)
|
5 (17.2)
|
10 (19.6)
|
10 to 15
|
33 (19.6)
|
3 (10.3)
|
7 (13.7)
|
>15
|
53 (31.5)
|
18 (62.1)
|
12 (23.5)
|
Percentage of time spent in direct patient care
| | | |
<25 %
|
11 (6.5)
|
2 (6.9)
|
3 (5.9)
|
25–50 %
|
28 (16.7)
|
4 (13.8)
|
10 (19.6)
|
51–75 %
|
61 (36.3)
|
9 (31)
|
14 (27.5)
|
>75 %
|
68 (40.5)
|
14 (48.3)
|
24 (47.1)
|
Primary hospital affiliation is in urban center
|
157 (93.5)
|
27 (93.1)
|
43 (84.3)
|
Self-identified vascular access expert
|
26 (15.5)
|
16 (55.2)
|
7 (13.7)
|
Primary hospital has a nephrology fellowship training program
|
115 (68.5)
|
23 (79.3)
|
45 (88.2)
|
Risk of primary failure of fistulas at local center
| | | |
<25 %
|
52 (31)
|
20 (69)
|
30 (58.8)
|
25–50 %
|
63 (37.5)
|
8 (27.6)
|
8 (15.7)
|
51–75 %
|
8 (4.8)
|
-
|
1 (2)
|
Do not know
|
45 (26.8)
|
1 (3.4)
|
12 (23.5)
|