Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents
Respondents (n = 458) | |
|---|---|
Type of institution | |
University hospital | 267 (58%) |
Non-university hospital | 191 (42%) |
Function of the respondent | |
Resident | 48 (10%) |
Fellow | 53 (12%) |
Attending physician | 335 (73%) |
Professor | 22 (5%) |
Field of activitya | |
Full-time anaesthesiology | 188 (46%) |
Full-time ICU | 42 (10%) |
Shared activity (both anaesthesiology and ICU) | 180 (44%) |
Professional experience > 10 yearsa | 209 (51%) |
Numbers of OP procedures occurred last year per establishment | |
< 5 procedures | 55 (12%) |
5–10 procedures | 95 (21%) |
10–20 procedures | 132 (29%) |
> 20 procedures | 176 (38%) |
Numbers of BDD personally managed in the OR by respondent during last year | |
None | 71 (16%) |
1–4 | 307 (67%) |
≥ 5 | 80 (17%) |
Existence of a written protocol for anaesthetic management of BDD | 197 (76%) |