Table 1 Respondent and ICU characteristics
Questions | Responders to the Question | Answer options | Responders |
|---|---|---|---|
The professional focus of the respondentsa | 249 | Critical care | 106 (42.5) |
Pediatrics | 59 (23.6) | ||
Internal medicine | 52 (20.9) | ||
Respiratory | 37 (14.8) | ||
Infectious diseases | 34 (13.6) | ||
Microbiology or virology | 7 (2.8) | ||
Hematology | 7 (2.8) | ||
Blood bank | 0 | ||
Other | 52 (20.9) | ||
The presence of ICU in the hospitalb | 263 | Yes | 251 (95.4) |
Number of ICU beds capable of caring for mechanically patients ventilated with SARI | 285 | 0–5 | 37 (12.9) |
6–10 | 47 (16.4) | ||
11–20 | 61 (21.4) | ||
>20 | 125 (43.8) | ||
Unsure | 15 (5.2) | ||
Specific therapies available in the ICU | 259 | Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) | 125 (48.2) |
Hemodialysis | 235 (90.7) | ||
Plasmapheresis and/or plasma exchange | 212 (81.8) | ||
Care to pediatric patients | 222 (85.7) | ||
The most responsible physician group for treatment decisions about critically ill patients | 270 | Intensivists | 219 (81.1) |
Pulmonologists | 17 (6.2) | ||
Infectious diseases specialists | 17 (6.2) | ||
Anesthesiologists | 9 (3.3) | ||
Surgeons | 1 (0.3) | ||
Other | 7 (2.5) |