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Table 1 Survey respondent characteristics (N = 94 respondents)

From: Diagnosing sepsis is subjective and highly variable: a survey of intensivists using case vignettes

Respondent profile

Data

Subspecialties, n (%)

 Critical care

83 (88.3 %)

 Pulmonary

37 (39.4 %)

 Anesthesia

18 (19.1 %)

 Surgery

8 (8.5 %)

 Emergency medicine

8 (8.5 %)

 Infectious diseases

4 (4.3 %)

Academic hospital (versus community hospital), n (%)

85 (90.4 %)

Region, n (%)

 Northeastern United States

62 (66.0 %)

 Midwestern United States

13 (13.8 %)

 Southern United States

8 (8.5 %)

 Western United States

10 (10.6 %)

 Non-U.S. country

1 (1.1 %)

Median years in practice (IQR)

8 (3–15)

Median percentage of time doing clinical work (IQR)

50 (25–80)

Median percentage of clinical time spent in ICU (IQR)

50 (30–90)

Median number of ICU patients cared for each month (IQR)

40 (20–55)

  1. ICU intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range