Table 4 Description of some factors that affect using different concentrations of mIVFs according to age categories (Maintenance IVFs for children 1–18 years)
From: Survey of current maintenance intravenous fluids prescribing practices among Egyptian pediatricians
Variable | 0.2% NaCl | 0.45%NaCl | 0.9% NaCl | Ringer lactate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | ||
Total (N = 513) | 79 (15.4%) | 318 (62.0%) | 99 (19.3%) | 17 (3.3%) | |
Position | Resident | 21 (10.6%) | 125 (63.2%) | 43 (21.7%) | 9 (4.5%) |
Specialist | 53 (18.7%) | 174 (61.3%) | 51 (18.0%) | 6 (2.1%) | |
Consultant | 5 (16.1%) | 19 (61.3%) | 5 (16.1%) | 2 (6.5%) | |
Country of practice | Egypt | 68 (16.6%) | 252 (61.5%) | 77 (18.8%) | 13 (3.2%) |
Outside Egypt | 11 (10.7%) | 66 (64.1%) | 22 (21.4%) | 4 (3.9%) | |
Hospital category | Governmental healthcare facility | 66 (16.9%) | 236 (60.5%) | 75 (19.2%) | 13 (3.3%) |
University/teaching | 13 (10.6%) | 82 (66.7%) | 24 (19.5%) | 4 (3.3%) | |
The years during which residency was completed | Before 2000 | 3 (12.5%) | 14 (58.3%) | 5 (20.8%) | 2 (8.3%) |
2000–2009 | 8 (20.0%) | 25 (62.5%) | 7 (17.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
2010–2019 | 52 (17.7%) | 176 (60.1%) | 56 (19.1%) | 9 (3.1%) | |
Not completed yet | 16 (10.3%) | 103 (66.0%) | 31 (19.9%) | 6 (3.8%) | |