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Table 1 Characteristics of survey respondents (n = 124)

From: Fluid resuscitation practices in cardiac surgery patients in the USA: a survey of health care providers

 

AnesthesiologistsA

SurgeonsS

Perfusionistsa

 

(n = 52)

(n = 47)

(n = 25)

No. of cardiac bypass per month, mean (STD)

24.7 (21.1)

28.6 (20.2)

21.0 (13.5)

 Median

17.5

25.0

20.0

 (Range)

(4–100)

(8–100)

(7–60)

Primary practice setting

 Non-university hospital, %

78.8%

68.1%

72.0%

 University hospital, %

21.2%

31.9%

28.0%

No. of beds in primary hospital, mean (STD)

476 (234.0)

486 (215.3)

513 (362.1)

 Median

400

450

425

 (Range)

(99–1500)

(150–1000)

(200–2000)

Years since residency/training, mean (STD)

14.3 (7.5)

20.6A (10.7)

22.1 (7.8)

 Median

13.5

20.0

24.0

 (Range)

(3–37)

(3–50)

(10–37)

  1. Superscripts A and S denote differences between anesthesiologists and surgeons that are statistically significant at P < .05
  2. aStatistical tests were not performed on data for perfusionists due to small sample size