Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Practice Patterns in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium Study

Table 1

General characteristics of survey respondents.

	Total N	Rheum %	Neph %
Identified as a Rheumatologist / Nephrologist	138	44.9	55.1
Experience Level	138
In practice >5 years		61.8	79.1
In practice <5 years		27.3	17.9
Fellows-in-training		10.9	3
Mid-Level Providers		0	0
Practice Setting	138
University/Tertiary care/Academic		90.9	98.5
Community Hospital / Non-teaching / Non-academic		1.8	1.5
Private Practice		7.3	0
Supervise fellows directly	136	44.4	54.5
Institution has a Pediatric Nephrology Division	138	98.2	100
Institution has a Pediatric Rheumatology Division	135	96.3	89.2
Management
Who manages pediatric GPA patients primarily at your institution?	138
Primary Rheum		44	9.5
Primary Neph		0	27
Co-Management		56	63.5
Your institution does NOT have a written induction protocol	138	87.3	92.5
Your institution does NOT have a written maintenance protocol	138	90.9	97.0
Number of GPA patients currently followed in practice	138
0		3.6	14.9
1		7.3	13.4
2-4		40.0	35.8
5-7		20.0	23.9
8-10		16.4	4.5
11+		12.7	7.5

Denotes significant difference by specialty p <0.0001.