Table 1 Questionnaire and responses of the all responder centers
From: Bedside surgery in the newborn infants: survey of the Italian society of pediatric surgery
Questions | Choices | Answer (Total n = 34) n (%) |
|---|---|---|
The institution in which you work is provided with: | □ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | 33 (97.06) |
□ Pediatric Surgery Unit | 34 (100) | |
□ Prenatal diagnosis and counseling Unit | 27 (79.41) | |
The institution where you work is located: | □ Northern | 15 (44.12) |
□ Southern and islands | 14 (41.18) | |
□ Central | 5 (14.71) | |
How many doctors work in your operative unit? | □ ≤3 | 1 (2.94) |
□ 4 | 3 (8.82) | |
□ 5 | 4 (11.76) | |
□ 6–10 | 19 (55.88) | |
□ > 10 | 7 (20.59) | |
How many doctors are dedicated to neonatal surgery in your unit? | □ 1 | 2 (2.88) |
□ 2 | 4 (11.78) | |
□ 3 | 6 (17.65) | |
□ 4 | 7 (20.59) | |
□ 5 | 6 (17.65) | |
□ > 5 | 9 (26.47) | |
How many nurses work in your unit? | □ 5 | 2 (5.88) |
□ 6–10 | 5 (14.71) | |
□ 11–15 | 13 (38.24) | |
□ 16–20 | 7 (20.59) | |
□ > 20 | 7 (20.59) | |
How many nurses are dedicated to neonatal surgery in your unit? | □ < 5 | 20 (62.50) |
□ 5–10 | 2 (6.32) | |
□ 11–15 | 7 (21.88) | |
□ > 15 | 3 (9.38) | |
How many beds are there in your pediatric surgery unit? | □ ≤10 | 9 (26.47) |
□ 11–15 | 10 (29.41) | |
□ 16–20 | 9 (26.47) | |
□ > 20 | 6 (17.65) | |
Practices on surgery | ||
How many beds are dedicated to neonatal surgery in NICU and/or in your surgical unit? | □ < 5 | 25 (75.76) |
□ 5–10 | 6 (18.18) | |
□ 11–15 | 1 (3.03) | |
□ > 15 | 1 (3.03) | |
How many neonatal surgical interventions in operative rooom or bedside are performed annually (last year) in your surgical unit? | □ < 20 | 7 (20.59) |
□ 21–30 | 15 (44.12) | |
□ 31–50 | 6 (17.65) | |
□ > 50 | 6 (17.65) | |
Is bedside surgery routine in selected unstable cases in your NICU? | □ Yes | 27 (79.42) |
□ No | 7 (20.59) | |
What do you think are the main problems that could contraindicate a surgical intervention in the NICU on selected patients? | □ Unavailability of rooms at the NICU | 23 (74.19) |
□ Lack of legal regulation | 11 (35.48) | |
□ Increased technical risk due to limited surgeon experience | 11 (35.48) | |
□ Increased infection risk | 9 (29.03) | |
□ Unavailability of the neonatological team to consider this approach | 9 (29.03) | |
□ Denial of Head of Health Management Unit | 2 (6.45) | |
□ Other | 5 (16.13) | |