Table 1 Organizational features of RRT by regions
Northern Europe | Southern Europe | North America | South America | Asia | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Number of centers (%) | 13 (24.5) | 12 (22.6) | 8 (15.1) | 5 (9.4) | 9 (17.0) | 6 (11.3) |
2. Number of countries (%) | 9 (39.1) | 5 (21.7) | 2 (8.7) | 2 (8.7) | 4 (17.4) | 1 (4.3) |
3. Public or Private hospital | ||||||
- Public (%) | 11 (84.6) | 10 (83.3) | 5 (62.5) | 2 (40.0) | 6 (66.7) | 5 (83.3) |
- Private %) | 1 (7.7) | 2 (16.7) | 2 (25.0) | 2 (40.0) | 2 (22.2) | 1 (16.7) |
- Combine (%) | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 1 (12.5) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (11.1) | 0 |
4. Type of hospital | ||||||
- University hospital (%) | 10 (76.9) | 6 (50) | 8 (100) | 2 (40.0) | 7 (77.8) | 2 (33.3) |
- Large community (%) | 3 (23.1) | 3 (25) | 0 | 2 (40.0) | 2 (22.2) | 4 (66.7) |
- Small community (%) | 0 | 3 (25) | 0 | 1 (20.0) | 0 | 0 |
5. Number of beds | ||||||
-499 | 2 (15.4) | 4 (33.3) | 0 | 2 (40.0) | 1 (11.1) | 4 (66.7) |
-1499 | 5 (38.5) | 5 (41.7) | 6 (75.0) | 3 (60.0) | 4 (44.4) | 2 (33.3) |
- More than 999 | 6 (46.2) | 3 (25) | 2 (25.0) | 0 | 4 (44.4) | 0 |
6. Number of ICU beds | ||||||
-9 | 2 (15.4) | 4 (33.3) | 0 | 0 | 4 (44.4) | 0 |
-29 | 6 (46.2) | 8 (66.7) | 0 | 0 | 4 (44.4) | 5 (83.3) |
-More than 19 | 5 (38.5) | 0 | 8 (100) | 8 (100) | 1 (11.1) | 1 (16.7) |
7. Type of ICU | ||||||
- General/mixed | 11 (84.6) | 9 (75) | 7 (87.5) | 5 (100) | 6 (66.7) | 6 (100) |
- Surgical | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 1(11.1) | 0 |
- Specialty (Cardiothoracic, Bone marrow transplantation, etc.) | 1 (7.7) | 3 (25) | 0 | 0 | 2 (22.2) | 0 |