Table 1 Countries/territories, intensive care units and patients included in the survey
| Â | No of ICUs | No patients surveyed | No patients given fluid resuscitation | % patients given fluid resuscitation | No episodes of fluid resuscitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 24 | 402 | 142 | 35.3 | 346 |
Brazil | 5 | 92 | 14 | 15.2 | 20 |
Canada | 20 | 420 | 163 | 38.8 | 434 |
China | 57 | 1,129 | 503 | 44.6 | 962 |
Denmark | 17 | 133 | 65 | 48.9 | 146 |
France | 42 | 583 | 110 | 18.9 | 214 |
Germany | 23 | 535 | 253 | 47.3 | 675 |
Great Britain* | 38 | 390 | 145 | 37.2 | 350 |
Hong Kong | 6 | 95 | 46 | 48.4 | 109 |
Iceland | 3 | 14 | 11 | 78.6 | 24 |
India | 1 | 31 | 8 | 25.8 | 17 |
Ireland and N. Ireland | 8 | 94 | 29 | 30.9 | 70 |
Italy | 71 | 514 | 158 | 30.7 | 297 |
Japan | 5 | 47 | 17 | 36.2 | 28 |
New Zealand | 9 | 104 | 36 | 34.6 | 148 |
Norway | 19 | 112 | 46 | 41.1 | 88 |
Portugal | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7.7 | 3 |
Saudi Arabia | 4 | 78 | 26 | 33.3 | 57 |
Singapore | 3 | 35 | 13 | 37.1 | 27 |
Sweden | 24 | 177 | 71 | 40.1 | 189 |
Switzerland | 6 | 77 | 38 | 49.4 | 118 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 16 |
USA | 4 | 182 | 54 | 29.7 | 150 |
Total | 391 | 5,274 | 1,955 | 37.1 | 4,488 |