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 |