Table 1 ICU Demographics
From: Decisional responsibility for mechanical ventilation and weaning: an international survey
| Â | Switzerland (n= 73) | UK (n= 115) | Germany (n= 201) | Netherlands (n= 71) | Denmark (n= 41) | Greece (n= 12) | Norway (n= 39) | Italy (n= 34) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital type | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Private | 6 (6) | - |  | - | - | - | - | - |
   University affiliated | 11 (15) | 71 (62) | 64 (32) | 3 (4) | 22 (54) | 5 (42) | 11 (28) | 1 (3) |
   Community/cantonal (teaching) | 47 (64) | 18 (16) | 135 (67) | 43 (61) | 9 (22) | 3 (25) | 28 (72) | 23 (68) |
Community/cantonal (non-teaching) | 9 (12) | 21(18) | - | 22 (31) | 10 (24) | 4 (33) | - | 10 (29) |
ICU specialty | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Med/surg/trauma | 34 (47) | 59 (51) | 49 (24) | 29 (41) | 15 (37) | 5 (42) | 18 (46) | 21 (62) |
   Medical/surgical | 26 (36) | 36 (31) | 50 (25) | 33 (47) | 16 (39) | 3 (25) | 12 (31) | 4 (12) |
   Medical (only) | 5 (7) | - | 38 (19) | - | 2 (5) | - | 2 (5) | 2 (6) |
   Surgical (only) | 3 (4) | 3 (3) | 24 (12) | 2 (3) | - | - | 3 (8) | 2 (6) |
   Cardiothoracic | 1 (1) | 8 (7) | 14 (7) | 1 (1) | 3 (7) | 4 (33) | 1 (3) | 4 (12) |
   Neuro/trauma | 3 (4) | 4 (4) | 15 (8) | 2 (3) | 2 (5) | - | 1 (3) | - |
   Neurosurgery (only) | 1 (1) | - | 5 (3) | - | 3 (7) | - | 1 (3) | - |
   Burns | - | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | - | - | - | 1 (3) | - |
ICU type | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   closed | 66 (90) | 97 (84) | 142 (71) | 44 (62) | 9 (22) | 7 (58) | 30 (77) | 32 (94) |
   open | 6 (8) | 12 (10) | 56 (28) | 15 (21) | 22 (54) | 3 (25) | 8 (21) | 1 (3) |
ICU bed numbers | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤8 beds | 44 (60) | 59 (51) | 36 (18) | 34 (48) | 19 (46) | 5 (42) | 25 (64) | 28 (82) |
   9-16 beds | 18 (25) | 31 (27) | 116 (58) | 26 (37) | 11 (27) | 6 (50) | 7 (18) | 6 (18) |
   ≥17 beds | 7 (10) | 16 (21) | 48 (24) | 9 (13) | 8 (20) | 1 (8) | 5 (13) |  |