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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Sep 6;114(2):373–382. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.007

Table 4:

Awareness and barriers to implementation of LPM algorithm among OPOs

Survey Question Responses
How familiar were you with LPM? (“Awareness”) (%)
  Used it 7 (21.9)
  Read about it 10 (31.3)
  Heard about it 9 (28.1)
  Not familiar at all 6 (18.8)
Would your staff need additional training to implement LPM? (%)
  Definitely 3 (9.4)
  Likely 14 (43.8)
  Not at all 15 (46.9)
Does your organization have the necessary resources to implement LPM? (%)
  Have the necessary resources 20 (62.5)
  May need additional resources 11 (34.4)
  Unknown 1 (3.1)
What are the most significant barriers to LPM implementation? (%)
  Staff specific training 16 (57.1)
  Too time-consuming 2 (7.1)
  Requires ongoing support and supervision 7 (25.0)
  Requires additional personnel 4 (14.3)
  Requires additional material resources 4 (14.3)
  Not flexible enough for specific patient 1 (3.6)
  Do not have enough information to determine 6 (21.4)