Table 1 Characteristics of Surveyed Participants
From: Pediatric ultrasound practice in Italy: an exploratory survey
Characteristics of Participants, n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | ||||||
|  | < 30 | 31–40 | 41–50 | 51–60 | > 60 | To n(%) |
Gender | ||||||
Female Male | 107 (9,7) 35 (3,2) | 194 (17,6) 68 (6,2) | 157 (14,3) 58 (5,3) | 143 (13,0) 76 (6,9) | 109 (9,9) 151 (13,8) | 710 (64,7) 388 (35,3) |
Current position | ||||||
Resident Pediatrician Other§ | 140 (12,8) 2 (0,2) 0 | 48 (4,4) 214 (19,4) 0 | 2 (0,2) 211 (19,7) 2 (0,2) | 2 (0,2) 217 (19,6) 0 | 6 (0,5) 254 (23,0) 0 | 198 (18) 898 (81,8) 2 (0,2) |
Region of Italy | ||||||
North Centre South | 17 (1,5) 81 (7,4) 44 (4,0) | 84 (7,6) 93 (8,5) 85 (7,7) | 71 (6,5) 76 (6,9) 68 (6,2) | 44 (4,0) 87 (7,9) 88 (8,0) | 46 (4,2) 102 (9,3) 112 (10,2) | 262 (23,9) 439 (40,0) 397 (36,1) |
Setting | ||||||
University/ teaching Hospital Private Hospital Community/District Hospital Family pediatrician Private practice | 66 (6,0) 1 (0,1) 75 (6,8) 0 0 | 13 (1,2) 9 (0,8) 181 (16,5) 40 (3,6) 19 (1,7) | 10 (0,9) 7 (0,6) 163 (14,8) 32 (2,9) 3 (0,3) | 6 (0,5) 14 (1,7) 166 (15,1) 27 (2,4) 6 (0,5) | 4 (0,4) 38 (3,5) 107 (9,7) 87 (7,9) 24 (2,2) | 99 (9,0) 69 (6,4) 692 (63,0) 186 (16,9) 52 (4,7) |
Department* | ||||||
General pediatric unit Pediatric ED Neonatology unit Adult ED Outpatient clinic Other†| 60 (5,0) 41 (3,4) 40 (3,3) 0 1 (0,1) 0 | 85 (7,0) 81 (6,7) 92 (7,6) 25 (2,0) 44 (3,6) 2 (0,2) | 79 (6,5) 40 (3,3) 73 (6,0) 13 (1,1) 40 (3,3) 35 (2,9) | 76 (6,3) 39 (3,2) 70 (5,8) 19 (1,5) 34 (2,8) 39 (3,2) | 53 (4,4) 13 (1,1) 50 (4,1) 10 (0,8) 26 (2,1) 28 (2,3) | 353 (29,2) 214 (17,7) 325 (26,9) 67 (5,5) 145 (12) 104 (8,6) |