Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of survey respondents.
| Respondent and hospital characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiologist experience | ||
| Currently training | 4 | 0.3 |
| <5 years | 107 | 8.8 |
| 5–14 years | 427 | 34.9 |
| 15+ years | 684 | 55.9 |
| Region of practice in the United States | ||
| Northeast | 248 | 20.3 |
| Southeast | 233 | 19.1 |
| Midwest | 245 | 20.0 |
| Southwest | 118 | 9.7 |
| West | 241 | 19.7 |
| International | 138 | 11.3 |
| Hospital type (respondents could choose >1) | ||
| University or teaching hospital | 471 | 38.5 |
| Nonteaching or community hospital | 729 | 59.6 |
| Public/military | 53 | 4.3 |
| Variable | 14 | 1.1 |
| Number of institutional cesarean deliveries annually | ||
| <100 | 81 | 6.6 |
| 100–500 | 523 | 42.8 |
| >500 | 619 | 50.6 |
| Frequency working in obstetric anesthesia | ||
| Very often (several times a week) | 690 | 56.4 |
| Occasionally (a few times a month) | 475 | 38.8 |
| Rarely (less than once a month) | 38 | 3.1 |
| Very rarely (only a few times a year) | 20 | 1.6 |
| Temporal practice change | ||
| This is how I was trained | 396 | 32.4 |
| My practice changed >7 years ago | 301 | 24.6 |
| My practice changed 1–7 years ago | 463 | 37.96 |
| My practice changed within the past year | 63 | 5.2 |