Current practices and barriers impairing physicians’ and nurses’ adherence to analgo-sedation recommendations in the intensive care unit - a national survey

Table 2 Hospital demographics of respondents

	Total
Hospital type, % (n)^a
Nonacademic	94 (843)
Academic	6 (55)
ICU type, % (n)^a
Medical	4 (38)
Surgical	6 (49)
Medico-surgical	90 (799)
Number of hospital beds, % (n)^a
0 to 250 beds	30 (272)
251 to 750 beds	58 (520)
>750 beds	12 (106)
Number of ICU beds, % (n)^a
5 to 10 beds	37 (333)
11 to 20 beds	25 (222)
>21 beds	29 (263)
ICU proportion of elective surgery patients, % (n)^a
<20%	17 (149)
20 to 39%	16 (144)
40 to 59%	25 (222)
60 to 79%	10 (93)
80 to 100%	2 (18)
ICU proportion of mechanically ventilated patients, % (n)^a
<20%	10 (94)
20 to 39%	27 (240)
40 to 59%	23 (203)
60 to 79%	9 (81)
80 to 100%	1 (8)
Staff (FTE^b/ICU bed), mean ± standard deviation
Physicians	0.3 ± 0.3
Nurses^c	2.1 ± 0.3

^aNumber does not total 898 because not all respondents answered each item. ^bStaff in full-time equivalents. ^cAssuming an occupancy rate of 80% of the beds, a 2.1 FTE/bed ratio corresponds approximately to a 0.5:1 nurse/patient ratio.

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