Table 1:
Survey Respondent Characteristics (N=85)
| Characteristic | Frequency (%) or Median (IQR) |
|---|---|
| Specialty | |
| Pulmonology | 56 (65.9%) |
| Cardiology | 29 (34.1%) |
| Provider Age (years) | |
| 31–40 | 14 (16.5%) |
| 41–50 | 33 (38.8%) |
| 51–60 | 23 (27.1%) |
| 61–70 | 10 (11.8%) |
| 71+ | 3 (3.5%) |
| Don’t wish to Disclose | 2 (2.4%) |
| Years of PAH Practice | |
| Less than 5 years | 9 (10.6%) |
| 5–10 years | 19 (22.4%) |
| 10–20 years | 34 (40.0%) |
| More than 20 years | 23 (27.1%) |
| UNOS Region of Practice | |
| Region 1 (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, Eastern VT) | 6 (7.1%) |
| Region 2 (DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA, WV, Northern VA) | 8 (9.4%) |
| Region 3 (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, Puerto Rico) | 5 (5.9%) |
| Region 4 (OK, TX) | 7 (8.2%) |
| Region 5 (AZ, CA, NV, NM, UT) | 12 (14.1%) |
| Region 6 (AK, HI, ID, MT, OR, WA) | 1 (1.2%) |
| Region 7 (IL, MN, ND, SD, WI) | 5 (5.9%) |
| Region 8 (CO, IA, KS, MO, NE, WY) | 5 (5.9%) |
| Region 9 (NY, Western VT) | 5 (5.9%) |
| Region 10 (IN, MI, OH) | 12 (14.1%) |
| Region 11 (KY, NC, SC, TN, VA) | 5 (5.9%) |
| Number of PoPH patients managed in past 5 years | |
| 0–10 patients | 27 (31.8%) |
| 10–25 patients | 17 (20.0%) |
| 25–50 patients | 32 (37.6%) |
| 50–75 patients | 5 (5.9%) |
| 75–100 patients | 2 (2.4%) |
| More than 100 patients | 2 (2.4%) |
| Number of PoPH patients currently evaluated for LT | 3 (1 to 8) |
| Percentage of PoPH patients likely to undergo LT | 30.0% (0.5% to 55.0%) |
| Manages PoPH after Liver Transplant | 71 (83.5%) |
| Number of PoPH patients undergoing LT managed annually* | |
| Less than 5 | 50 (70.4%) |
| 5–10 | 15 (21.1%) |
| More than 10 | 6 (8.5%) |
Abbreviations: PoPH = Portopulmonary Hypertension, LT = Liver Transplantation, UNOS = United Network for Organ Sharing
*
Among those respondents who reported managing PoPH patients after LT (N=71)