Table 1.
Respondent Demographics and Center Information
| All participants [n (%), N=138] |
Transplant surgeons N=91 [n (%)] |
Hepatologists N=47 [n (%)] |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (N=133*) | |||
| ≤50 years | 75 (56) | 47 (53) | 28 (62) |
| >50 years | 58 (44) | 41 (47) | 17 (38) |
| Gender (N=134*)# | |||
| Female | 18 (13) | 6 (7) | 12 (26) |
| Male | 116 (87) | 81 (93) | 35(74) |
| Practice setting^ | |||
| Academic medical center | 128 (93) | 84 (92) | 44 (94) |
| Private practice | 7(5) | 5(5) | 2 (4) |
| Other | 3(2) | 2(2) | 1 (2) |
| % time spent in direct patient care## | |||
| ≤ 50% | 23 (17) | 11(12) | 12 (26) |
| > 50% | 115 (83) | 80 (88) | 35(74) |
| Center Size (N=136*) | |||
| Smaller (< 70 DDLTs/year) | 71(52) | 48 (54) | 23 (49) |
| Larger (≥ 79 DDLTs /year) | 65 (48) | 41 (46) | 24 (51) |
| Center Average MELD Score (for ambulatory patient with blood type O (N =135*) | |||
| Lower MELD (0-30) | 80 (59) | 55 (62) | 25 (54) |
| Higher MELD (31-40) | 55 (41) | 34 (38) | 21 (46) |
*
N varies because not all respondents answered all questions
^
Percentages do not add up to 100% due to rounding
#
Difference between surgeons and hepatologists significant at P<0.005
##
Difference between surgeons and hepatologists significant at P<0.05