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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents

From: Determinants of tracheostomy decannulation: an international survey

Characteristic

Physicians (n = 173)

Respiratory therapists (n = 52)

Time since graduation in years, mean (standard deviation)

20.3 (9.7)

18.1 (8.4)

Principal work facility

  

   Acute care

147 (85)

25 (48)

   Weaning

17 (10)

16 (31)

   Rehabilitation

7 (4)

3 (6)

   Chronic care

2 (1)

8 (15)

Experience with tracheostomized patients

  

   <1 year

1 (1)

0 (0)

   1–5 years

20 (12)

5 (10)

   6–10 years

41 (24)

9 (17)

   11–20 years

71 (41)

12 (23)

   >20 years

40 (23)

26 (50)

Number of tracheostomized patients cared for per year

  

   <11 patients

6 (3)

1 (2)

   11–20 patients

27 (16)

3 (6)

   21–50 patients

57 (33)

11 (21)

   51–100 patients

58 (34)

18 (35)

   >100 patients

25 (14)

19 (36)

Number of tracheostomized patients decannulated per year

  

   0–1 patients

23 (13)

5 (10)

   2–5 patients

32 (18)

7 (13)

   6–10 patients

36 (21)

8 (15)

   11–20 patients

30 (17)

10 (19)

   >20 patients

52 (30)

22 (42)

  1. Data are expressed as number (percentage) unless otherwise indicated.