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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: Assessing comfort level of organ donation competencies among pediatric intensivists in Saudi Arabia: a national survey

 

Variable

Median

Q1-Q3

Age (Years)

42.5

38.25–49

Experience (Years)

12

8–18.75

 

n

%

Gender

Male

60

78.9%

Female

16

21.1%

Years of experience

< 5

3

3.9%

5 to 9

26

34.2%

10 to 14

16

21.1%

15 to 19

14

18.4%

> 20

17

22.4%

Health Sector

Ministry of Health

28

36.8%

Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs

17

22.4%

Ministry of Defense and Aviation - Armed Forces Hospitals

14

18.4%

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

5

6.6%

Ministry of Higher Education

12

15.8%

Region

Central

47

61.8%

Eastern

12

15.8%

Northern

1

1.3%

Southern

5

6.6%

Western

11

14.5%

Academic or Community

Academic

48

63.2%

Community

28

36.8%

Critical Care Training

Critical Care training

69

90.8%

Without Critical Care training

7

9.2%

PICU type

All

21

27.6%

Medical Only

10

13.2%

Medical Surgical

40

52.6%

Cardiac

5

6.6%

Fellowship Centre

Yes

44

57.9%

No

32

42.1%

Frequency of involvement in DBD

Never

5

6.6%

Once every few years

14

18.4%

Once per year

15

19.7%

2–5 times per year

35

46.1%

6 or more times per year

7

9.2%

Center Performing DBD

Yes

52

68.4%

No

22

28.9%

I don’t know

2

2.6%

Center Performs Solid Organ Transplant

Yes

30

39.5%

No

46

60.5%