TABLE 1.
Program and individual characteristics
| Program characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Programs recruited | 163 (100%) |
| Organ | |
| Liver | 43 (26%) |
| Heart | 45 (28%) |
| Kidney | 75 (46%) |
| UNOS region | |
| 1 CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT | 8 (5%) |
| 2 DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA, WV | 17 (10%) |
| 3 AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, PR | 18 (11%) |
| 4 OK, TX | 12 (7%) |
| 5 AZ, CA, NV, NM, UT | 20 (12%) |
| 6 AK, HI, ID, MT, OR, WA | 4 (2%) |
| 7 IL, MN, ND, SD, WI | 14 (9%) |
| 8 CO, IA, KS, MO, NE, WY | 18 (11%) |
| 9 NY, VT | 16 (10%) |
| 10 IN, MI, OH | 16 (10%) |
| 11 KY, NC, SC, TN, VA | 20 (12%) |
| Programs responded and analyzed | 69 (42%) |
| Organ | |
| Liver | 23 (32%) |
| Heart | 22 (31%) |
| Kidney | 27 (37%) |
| UNOS region | |
| 1 CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT | 5 (8%) |
| 2 DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA, WV | 5 (8%) |
| 3 AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, PR | 6 (10%) |
| 4 OK, TX | 2 (3%) |
| 5 AZ, CA, NV, NM, UT | 9 (15%) |
| 6 AK, HI, ID, MT, OR, WA | 3 (5%) |
| 7 IL, MN, ND, SD, WI | 6 (10%) |
| 8 CO, IA, KS, MO, NE, WY | 6 (10%) |
| 9 NY, VT | 4 (7%) |
| 10 IN, MI, OH | 7 (11%) |
| 11 KY, NC, SC, TN, VA | 8 (13%) |
| Number of transplants performed in 2017 | |
| <4 | 6 (10%) |
| 4–5 | 7 (11%) |
| 6–10 | 18 (29%) |
| ≥11 | 31 (50%) |
| Individual respondent characteristics | n (%) |
| Total number of respondents | 83 (100%) |
| Total responses analyzed | 79 (95%) |
| Role on transplant team (more than 1 per individual may apply) | |
| Director | 32 (39%) |
| Surgeon | 18 (22%) |
| Hepatologist, gastroenterologist, nephrologist, or cardiologist | 43 (52%) |
| Advanced practice provider | 2 (2%) |
| Nurse | 2 (2%) |
| Years practicing in transplantation | |
| 1–5 | 15 (20%) |
| 6–10 | 13 (18%) |
| 11–20 | 18 (24%) |
| >20 | 28 (38%) |