|
Region
| | | |
|
Canada
|
Reference
|
–
|
–
|
|
Europe
|
0.32
|
0.11–0.91
|
0.03
|
|
Australia/New Zealand
|
0.37
|
0.16–0.85
|
0.02
|
|
Number of years licensed and practicing as a nephrologist
| | | |
|
5
|
Reference
|
–
|
–
|
|
5 to 10
|
5.07
|
1.41–18.26
|
0.01
|
|
10 to 15
|
1.55
|
0.54–4.43
|
0.42
|
|
>15
|
1.20
|
0.49–2.91
|
0.69
|
|
Percentage of time spent in direct patient care (clinical duties)
| | | |
|
<25 %
|
Reference
|
–
|
–
|
|
25–50 %
|
1.55
|
0.30–8.02
|
0.60
|
|
51–75 %
|
0.82
|
0.19–3.59
|
0.79
|
|
>75 %
|
0.86
|
0.20–3.63
|
0.84
|
|
Primary hospital affiliation is urban
|
1.40
|
0.44–4.45
|
0.57
|
|
Primary hospital has a nephrology fellowship training program?
|
0.70
|
0.29–1.70
|
0.44
|
|
Risk of primary failure for arteriovenous fistulas at your center
| | | |
|
<25 %
|
Reference
|
–
|
–
|
|
25–50 %
|
1.74
|
0.78–3.91
|
0.18
|
|
51–75 %
|
0.56
|
0.12–2.60
|
0.46
|
|
Do not know
|
4.08
|
1.41–11.78
|
0.01
|
|
Self-identified vascular access expert
|
2.44
|
0.91–6.53
|
0.08
|
