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Table 1 Characteristics of survey participants

From: Management of neonatal pulmonary hypertension-a survey of neonatal intensive care units in India

Characteristic

Responses N

Percentage %

Formal training in Neonatology (n = 118)

108

91.5

Neonatal in-patient practice (n = 118)

115

97.4

Duration of experience in neonatology (n = 118)

 < 3 years

16

13.6

 3–5 years

25

21.1

 5–10 years

31

26.3

 > 10 years

46

39

Type of admissions (n = 118)

 Predominantly inborn

16

13.6

 Predominantly outborn

26

22

 Both

76

64.4

NICU bed capacity (n = 118)

 < 10 beds

23

19.5

 10–30 beds

75

63.6

 30–50 beds

15

12.7

 > 50 beds

05

4.2

Total number of NICU admissions (n = 118)

 < 50/month

61

51.7

 50–100/month

39

33

 100–200/month

14

11.9

 > 200/month

04

3.4

Number of patients with PPHN per month (n = 118)

 1–3

76

64.4

 4–6

30

25.4

 > 6

12

10.2

Practice of routine TnECHO (n = 118)

94

79.7

Echocardiography performed by (n = 106)a

 Neonatologist/ paediatrician

52

49.1

 Pediatric cardiologist

23

21.7

 Adult cardiologist

14

13.2

 Neonatal trainee

14

13.2

 Echocardiography technician

03

2.8

Individual experience of people performing TnECHO (n = 94)a

 < 1 year

36

38.3

 1–3 years

33

35.1

 4–5 years

12

12.8

 > 5 years

13

13.8

Number of physicians trained to perform TnECHO in the unit (n = 94)a

 1

49

52.2

 2–4

35

37.2

 > 4

10

10.6

  1. Abbreviations: NICU neonatal intensive care unit, PPHN persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn, TnECHO targeted neonatal echocardiography
  2. aNumber of responses received for that question