Table 5. Challenges to practice IN (interventional nephrology).
| Percentage of nephrologists performing some interventional procedure | Challenges | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lack of time for IN | No back up | Lack of training | Cost constraints | Medico-legal issues | Lack of incentive | Interest in transplant/other fields | NA | ||
| Bangladesh | 80 | – | – | Yes | Yes | – | – | – | – |
| Brunei | – | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| India | 90 | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | – |
| Indonesia | 16 | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | – |
| Malaysia | 75 | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – |
| Myanmar | 100 | – | – | Yes | – | – | Yes | – | – |
| Nepal | 25 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | – | – | – |
| Pakistan | 100 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes |
| Philippines | <1 | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | Yes | Yes |
| Sri Lanka | 100 | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | – | Yes | – |
| Vietnam | 100 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hong Kong | 70 | Yes | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes |
| Singapore | 5 | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | – | Yes | – |
| Taiwan | 50 | – | – | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | – |
| Thailand | 60 | Yes | – | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | – |
Group 1 countries—bold.