Table 1.
Characteristics of Respondents (N=179)
| Characteristic | % |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Male Gender | 63 |
|
| |
| Mean Age (SD) | 38 (13) |
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| Religious Affiliation | |
| Protestant | 12.8 |
| Catholic | 21.2 |
| Jewish | 35.3 |
| Muslim | .6 |
| Hindu | 3.2 |
| None | 14.1 |
| Other | 6.4 |
| Prefer not to answer | 6.4 |
|
| |
| Considers Self Religious | |
| No | 67.1 |
| Yes | 32.9 |
|
| |
| Primary Medical Specialty | |
| Internal Medicine | 60.6 |
| Surgery | 7.1 |
| Neurology | 1.3 |
| Emergency Medicine | 4.5 |
| Obstetrics/Gynecology | .6 |
| Pediatrics | 5.8 |
| Anesthesiology | 9.7 |
| Psychiatry | 1.9 |
| Other | 8.4 |
|
| |
| Subspecialty | |
| General Medicine | 40.0 |
| Cardiology | 23.3 |
| Gastroenterology/Hepatology | 1.1 |
| Pulmonary/Critical Care | 15.6 |
| Infectious Disease | 6.7 |
| Hematology/Oncology | 3.3 |
| Endocrinology | 2.2 |
| Nephrology | 3.3 |
| Rheumatology | 4.4 |
|
| |
| Provider of critical care | |
| No | 42.6 |
| Yes | 57.4 |
|
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| Practice Level | |
| Resident/Fellow | 51.3 |
| Attending | 48.7 |
|
| |
| Number of ECMO cases | |
| 0 | 48.1 |
| 1–10 | 48.8 |
| >11 | 3.1 |
|
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| Knowledgeable about ECMO | |
| No | 73.1 |
| Yes | 26.9 |