Table 2 Characteristics of the respondents and intensive care unit setting
Characteristics | Global | SPF group | Latin American group | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 288 | n = 141 | n = 147 | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Number of beds in ICU | ||||
>50 beds | 11 (3.8) | - | 11 (7.5) | 0.003 |
21-50 beds | 79 (27.4) | 40 (28.4) | 39 (26.5) | 0.82 |
10-20 beds | 140 (48.6) | 80 (56.7) | 60 (40.8) | 0.01 |
<10 beds | 58 (20.1) | 21 (14.9) | 37 (25.2) | 0.04 |
ICU type | ||||
General | 278 (96.5) | 137 (97.2) | 141 (95.9) | 0.79 |
Cardiac surgery | 3 (1.0) | - | 3 (2.0) | 0.26 |
Neurotrauma | 2 (0.7) | - | 2 (1.4) | 0.49 |
Surgical | 2 (0.7) | 2 (1.4) | - | 0.46 |
Respiratory | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 1.00 |
Trauma | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.7) | - | 0.98 |
Number of beds in hospital | ||||
>500 beds | 103 (35.8) | 79 (56.0) | 24 (16.3) | <0.001 |
201-500 beds | 107 (37.2) | 55 (39.0) | 52 (35.4) | 0.60 |
100-200 beds | 50 (17.4) | 7 (5.0) | 43 (29.3) | <0.001 |
<100 beds | 28 (9.7) | - | 28 (19.0) | <0.001 |
Hospital type | ||||
Public | 188 (65.3) | 133 (94.3) | 55 (37.4) | <0.001 |
Private | 78 (27.1) | 5 (3.5) | 73 (49.7) | <0.001 |
Mixed | 22 (7.6) | 3 (2.1) | 19 (12.9) | 0.002 |
Academic degree | ||||
University | 190 (66.0) | 104 (73.8) | 86 (58.5) | 0.009 |
No university | 98 (34.0) | 37 (26.2) | 61 (41.5) | 0.009 |