Table 4.

Coordination of Care

	Percentage	p-value
Reporting structure for clinical issues:		p<0.001
Transplant medicine/nephrology reports to transplant surgery	36.5
Transplant surgery reports to transplant medicine/nephrology	12.2
Other	48.7
Financial structure of transplant center:		p<0.001
All resources go into the group practice under the same budget	25.0
Transplant surgery reports to transplant medicine/nephrology	51.9
Other	21.2
Recipient evaluations done by:		p<0.001
Medical transplant team	11.5
Surgical transplant team	15.4
Both medical and surgical transplant teams	73.1
Other	0.0
Donor evaluations done by:		p<0.001
Medical transplant team	23.1
Surgical transplant team	6.4
Both medical and surgical transplant teams	67.3
Other	3.2
Admitting service for transplant surgery:		p<0.001
Transplant surgery	67.9
Transplant nephrology	9.6
Urology	2.6
Joint transplant surgery/nephrology	18.6
General surgery	0.0
Other	1.3
Admitting service ≤3 months post-transplant:		p<0.001
Transplant surgery	45.5
Transplant nephrology	34.0
Urology	2.6
Joint transplant surgery/nephrology	14.7
General surgery	0.0
Other	3.2
Admitting service >3 months post-transplant:		p<0.001
Transplant surgery	18.6
Transplant nephrology	57.7
Urology	2.6
Joint transplant surgery/nephrology	15.4
General surgery	0.0
Other	5.8
Out-patient team ≤3 months post-transplant:		p<0.001
Transplant surgery	23.1
Transplant nephrology	40.4
Urology	9.6
Joint transplant surgery/nephrology	26.9
General surgery	0.0
Other	0.0
Out-patient team >3 months post-transplant:		p<0.001
Transplant surgery	6.4
Transplant nephrology	63.5
Urology	6.4
Joint transplant surgery/nephrology	22.4
General surgery	0.0
Other	1.3
Medical and surgical regular joint walking rounds:		p=0.23
Always	25.0
Frequently	19.9
Occasionally	31.4
Never	23.7
Overall working relationship between medical and surgical teams:		p<0.001
Excellent	60.9
Very good	23.1
Good	13.5
Fair	1.9
Poor	0.6