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Table 1 Respondents & practice location characteristics

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%

  1. n = 1154 for all variables unless otherwise stated