A nationwide survey on the use of heated humidified high flow oxygen therapy on the paediatric wards in the UK: current practice and research priorities

Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents by specialty and experience

	Working in hospitals with HDU (n = 164, %)^c	Working in hospitals with no HDU (n = 54, %)^c	p-value
Main Specialty (> 50% clinical time)
General Paediatrics	119 (72.6)	48 (89)	.0137
PEM^a	5 (3)	1 (1.8)	.63
PICM^b	4 (2.4)	0
Cardiology	5 (3)	1 (1.8)	.63
Respiratory	25 (15.2)	1 (1.8)	.008
Neonates	2 (1.2)	2 (3.7)	.23
Others (HDU consultant, nurse practitioner)	4 (2.4)	1 (1.8)	.79
Clinical Experience
< 1 Year	10 (6)	2 (3.7)	.5
1–5 Years	60 (36.6)	20 (37)	.95
6–10 Years	54 (32.9)	14 (8.5)	.0005
> 10 Years	40 (24.4)	18 (10.9)	.035

^aPaediatric Emergency Medicine, ^bPaediatric Intensive Care Medicine. ^cRounded percentages where possible

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