Table 3 EF Usage Considerations by Hospital Type, Based on a Survey of 243 OTA Members
EF Usage | Hospital Type, No. (%) | Hospital Affiliation, No. (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
For-Profit (n = 39) | Nonprofit (n = 204) | P | University (n = 111) | Community (n = 109) | Public (n = 23) | P | |
Currently use reprocess EFs | |||||||
Yes | 6 (15) | 84 (41) | 0.004 | 54 (49) | 30 (28) | 13 (57) | 0.001 |
No | 33 (85) | 120 (59) | 57 (51) | 79 (72) | 10 (43) | ||
Believe that EF reprocessing is cost-effective | |||||||
Yes | 31 (79) | 180 (88) | 0.320 | 92 (83) | 92 (84) | 11 (48) | < 0.001 |
No | 2 (5.1) | 5 (2.5) | 5 (4.5) | 4 (3.7) | 1 (4.4) | ||
Undecided | 6 (15) | 19 (9.3) | 14 (13) | 13 (12) | 11 (48) | ||
Considering use of reprocessed EFs | |||||||
Yes | 18 (55) | 77 (64) | 0.126 | 46 (81) | 56 (71) | 3 (30) | < 0.001 |
No | 12 (36) | 24 (20) | 5 (8.8) | 15 (19) | 1 (10) | ||
Undecided | 3 (9.1) | 19 (16) | 6 (11) | 8 (10) | 7 (70) | ||