From: Perioperative temperature management: a survey of 6 Asia–Pacific countries
Characteristic | Number | Proportion | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country of practice | India | 377 | 32.7% | ||
Philippines | 342 | 29.6% | |||
Singapore | 175 | 15.2% | |||
Malaysia | 136 | 11.8% | |||
Thailand | 91 | 7.9% | |||
South Korea | 33 | 2.9% | |||
Professional designation | Trainee or fellow | 328 | 28.4% | ||
Specialist | 826 | 71.6% | |||
Hospital type | Primary or Secondary Care | 93 | 8.1% | ||
Tertiary Care | 600 | 52.0% | |||
University Hospital | 226 | 19.6% | |||
Private Hospital | 235 | 20.4% | |||
Number of beds | Less than 250 beds | 288 | 25.0% | ||
251–500 beds | 253 | 21.9% | |||
501–1000 beds | 355 | 30.8% | |||
More than 1000 beds | 258 | 22.4% | |||
Number of operating theaters | Less than 5 | 221 | 19.2% | ||
5 to 10 | 325 | 28.2% | |||
11 to 20 | 370 | 32.1% | |||
More than 20 | 238 | 20.6% | |||
Number of patients anesthetized annually | Less than 1000 | 145 | 12.6% | ||
1001 to 10 000 | 495 | 42.9% | |||
10 001 to 20 000 | 286 | 24.8% | |||
More than 20 000 | 228 | 19.8% | |||
Locations where temperature measuring equipment is always available | Theater Reception / Induction Room | 593 | 51.4% | ||
Operating Room | 1050 | 91.0% | |||
Anesthesia Recovery Area | 783 | 67.9% | |||
Locations where active warming devices are always available | Theater Reception / Induction Room | 521 | 45.1% | ||
Operating Room | 979 | 84.8% | |||
Anesthesia Recovery Area | 850 | 73.7% | |||
Financially restricted in temperature management equipment (n = 1052) | Never 139 | Very rarely 71 | Rarely 218 | 428 | 40.7% |
Often 357 | Very often 128 | Always 139 | 624 | 59.3% | |
Presence of hospital training courses (n = 1052) | 281 | 26.7% | |||
Presence of hospital standard operating procedure (SOP) (n = 1052) | 228 | 21.7% |