Table 2 Self-reported confidence in competency to perform clinical duties, according to intensivist position, age, and years of experience

 Intubation

Yes

122 (98)

104 (100)

362 (100)

91 (95)

35 (100)

12 (92)

726 (99)

<0.001

No

2 (2)

0 (0)

0 (0)

5 (5)

0 (0)

1 (8)

8 (1)

 Central venous catheter insertion

Yes

124 (100)

104 (100)

359 (99)

92 (96)

35 (100)

12 (92)

726 (99)

0.005

No

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (1)

4 (4)

0 (0)

1 (8)

8 (1)

 Arterial line insertion

Yes

120 (97)

103 (99)

350 (97)

89 (93)

35 (100)

10 (77)

707 (96)

0.001

No

4 (3)

1 (1)

12 (3)

7 (7)

0 (0)

3 (23)

27 (4)

 PA catheter placement

Yes

111 (90)

90 (87)

290 (80)

66 (69)

26 (74)

7 (54)

590 (80)

<0.001

No

13 (10)

14 (14)

72 (20)

30 (31)

9 (26)

6 (46)

144 (20)

 Echocardiography

Yes

53 (43)

43 (41)

149 (41)

42 (44)

11 (31)

3 (23)

301 (41)

0.621

No

71 (57)

61 (59)

213 (59)

54 (56)

24 (69)

10 (77)

433 (59)

 End-of-life care issues management

Yes

122 (98)

101 (97)

337 (93)

78 (81)

30 (86)

10 (77)

678 (92)

<0.001

No

2 (2)

3 (3)

25 (7)

18 (19)

5 (14)

3 (23)

56 (8)

 Intubation

Yes

45 (41–51)

44 (38–52)

39 (35–46)

33 (31–38)

40 (35–53)

39 (37–46)

40 (35–48)

<0.001

No

52 (41–63)

–

–

31 (31–33)

–

31 (31–31)

32 (31–39)

0.202

 Central venous catheter insertion

Yes

45 (41–51)

44 (38–52)

39 (35–46)

33 (31–38)

40 (35–53)

39 (37–46)

40 (35–48)

<0.001

No

–

–

34 (29–37)

32 (31–35)

–

31 (31–31)

32 (31–35)

0.513

 Arterial line insertion

Yes

45 (41–51)

44 (38–52)

39 (35–46)

33 (31–38)

40 (35–53)

38 (37–47)

40 (35–48)

<0.001

No

49 (44–54)

47 (47–47)

36 (33–53)

32 (30–33)

–

39 (31–42)

35 (32–47)

<0.001

 PA catheter placement

Yes

45 (41–51)

43 (38–51)

40 (35–47)

34 (31–39)

41 (34–53)

44 (37–48)

41 (35–49)

<0.001

No

44 (41–60)

45 (39–52)

36 (33–42)

32 (29–34)

40 (39–45)

35 (32–39)

37 (32–45)

<0.001

 Echocardiography

Yes

46 (40–51)

39 (37–48)

38 (34–44)

34 (31–37)

39 (38–40)

39 (37–39)

39 (34–45)

<0.001

No

45 (42–52)

47 (41–54)

40 (35–49)

33 (31–38)

45 (34–53)

40 (33–47)

42 (35–50)

<0.001

 End-of-life care issues management

Yes

46 (41–51)

45 (38–52)

39 (35–46)

33 (31–38)

42 (38–53)

41 (37–47)

40 (35–49)

<0.001

No

39 (36–41)

38 (37–41)

38 (35–42)

31 (30–37)

37 (33–44)

33 (31–37)

36 (31–41)

0.092

 Intubation

Yes

16 (10–23)

15 (10–24)

10 (5–16)

4 (2–6)

12 (7–20)

10 (5–12)

10 (6–20)

<0.0001

No

22 (9–34)

–

–

2 (2–4)

–

2 (2–2)

3 (2–8)

0.1193

 Central venous catheter insertion

Yes

16 (10–23)

15 (10–24)

10 (5–17)

4 (2–6)

12 (7–20)

10 (5–12)

10 (6–20)

<0.0001

No

–

–

2 (1–7)

2 (1–4)

–

2 (2–2)

2 (2–4)

0.9463

 Arterial line insertion

Yes

15 (10–23)

15 (10–24)

10 (6–16)

4 (2–6)

12 (7–20)

10 (5–10)

10 (6–20)

<0.0001

No

21 (18–24)

12 (12–12)

6 (2–19)

2 (1–6)

–

5 (2–14)

3 (2–16)

0.0315

 PA catheter placement

Yes

16 (10–23)

15 (10–24)

10 (6–20)

5 (2–7)

12 (6–21)

10 (10–14)

11 (6–20)

<0.0001

No

12 (9–27)

12 (11–22)

7 (4–10)

2 (1–5)

12 (9–12)

5 (4–8)

7 (4–12)

<0.0001

 Echocardiography

Yes

15 (10–22)

10 (9–16)

9 (5–15)

4 (2–6)

10 (6–12)

8 (5–14)

10 (5–16)

<0.0001

No

16 (10–24)

20 (12–25)

10 (6–20)

3 (2–5)

14 (8–22)

10 (5–10)

11 (6–20)

<0.0001

 End-of-life care issues management

Yes

16 (10–23)

15 (10–24)

10 (6–18)

4 (2–6)

12 (7–20)

10 (5–14)

16 (10–20)

<0.0001

No

9 (8–10)

10 (8–10)

5 (5–12)

2 (1–6)

10 (8–14)

4 (2–8)

5 (2–10)

0.0106