Table 1.

Questionnaire and responses of the all responder centers

Questions	Choices	Answer (Total n = 34) n (%)
The institution in which you work is provided with:	□ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit	33 (97.06)
	□ Pediatric Surgery Unit	34 (100)
	□ Prenatal diagnosis and counseling Unit	27 (79.41)
The institution where you work is located:	□ Northern	15 (44.12)
	□ Southern and islands	14 (41.18)
	□ Central	5 (14.71)
How many doctors work in your operative unit?	□ ≤3	1 (2.94)
	□ 4	3 (8.82)
	□ 5	4 (11.76)
	□ 6–10	19 (55.88)
	□ > 10	7 (20.59)
How many doctors are dedicated to neonatal surgery in your unit?	□ 1	2 (2.88)
	□ 2	4 (11.78)
	□ 3	6 (17.65)
	□ 4	7 (20.59)
	□ 5	6 (17.65)
	□ > 5	9 (26.47)
How many nurses work in your unit?	□ 5	2 (5.88)
	□ 6–10	5 (14.71)
	□ 11–15	13 (38.24)
	□ 16–20	7 (20.59)
	□ > 20	7 (20.59)
How many nurses are dedicated to neonatal surgery in your unit?	□ < 5	20 (62.50)
	□ 5–10	2 (6.32)
	□ 11–15	7 (21.88)
	□ > 15	3 (9.38)
How many beds are there in your pediatric surgery unit?	□ ≤10	9 (26.47)
	□ 11–15	10 (29.41)
	□ 16–20	9 (26.47)
	□ > 20	6 (17.65)
Practices on surgery
How many beds are dedicated to neonatal surgery in NICU and/or in your surgical unit?	□ < 5	25 (75.76)
	□ 5–10	6 (18.18)
	□ 11–15	1 (3.03)
	□ > 15	1 (3.03)
How many neonatal surgical interventions in operative rooom or bedside are performed annually (last year) in your surgical unit?	□ < 20	7 (20.59)
	□ 21–30	15 (44.12)
	□ 31–50	6 (17.65)
	□ > 50	6 (17.65)
Is bedside surgery routine in selected unstable cases in your NICU?	□ Yes	27 (79.42)
	□ No	7 (20.59)
What do you think are the main problems that could contraindicate a surgical intervention in the NICU on selected patients?	□ Unavailability of rooms at the NICU	23 (74.19)
	□ Lack of legal regulation	11 (35.48)
	□ Increased technical risk due to limited surgeon experience	11 (35.48)
	□ Increased infection risk	9 (29.03)
	□ Unavailability of the neonatological team to consider this approach	9 (29.03)
	□ Denial of Head of Health Management Unit	2 (6.45)
	□ Other	5 (16.13)