Table 1 Sample characteristics of the ICU center respondents.
From: A survey on infection management practices in Italian ICUs
Response rate | 175/450 (38.8%) |
|---|---|
Geographical distribution of ICU respondents | |
Northern Italy | 75/175 (43%) |
Central Italy | 56/175 (32%) |
Southern Italy | 44/175 (25%) |
Type of hospital | |
Teaching hospital | 63/175 (36%) |
Non-teaching hospital | 112/175 (64%) |
Hospital size | |
< 500 beds | 85/175 (49%) |
500-1000 beds | 51/175 (29%) |
1000-1500 beds | 15/175 (8%) |
< 1500 beds | 24/175 (14%) |
Type of ICU | |
Surgical | 28/175 (16%) |
Mixed (Medical/surgical) | 147/175 (84%) |
Number of ICU beds | |
1-6 | 77/175 (44%) |
7-10 | 58/175 (33%) |
11-18 | 33/175 (19%) |
19-50 | 7/175 (4%) |