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Table 4 Subjective assessment of their working environment by the accompanying intensivists

From: Sedation assessment in a mobile intensive care unit: a prospective pilot-study on the relation of clinical sedation scales and the bispectral index

Question

Percent (number/total) responses

 

No-never

Sometimes

Yes-always

Was the direct view towards the patient’s face obstructed?

72% (21/29)

28% (8/29)

0

Was the direct access to the patient impaired?

57% (16/28)

43% (12/28)

0

Was the ambient noise generally disturbing?

21% (6/29)

38% (11/29)

41% (12/29)

Had the ambient noise a negative impact on patient care?

41% (12/29)

52% (15/29)

7% (2/29)

Were ambient vibrations generally disturbing?

0

62% (18/29)

38% (11/29)

Had vibrations a negative impact on patient care?

45% (13/29)

48% (14/29)

7% (2/29)

  1. Physicians were asked during each transfer, whether conditions of their working environment influenced their working experience or patient care.