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Table 1 Respondents demographics

From: Transfusion practice in the non-bleeding critically ill: an international online survey—the TRACE survey

Demographics

No. of respondents (%)

Certification level

 Intensivist

589 (81)

 Resident, specialist in training

53 (7)

 Specialist, non-intensivist practising ICU

73 (10)

 Others

10 (1)

Primary medical specialty

 Anaesthesiology

450 (62)

 Cardiology

18 (2)

 Internal medicine

144 (20)

 Neurology

4 (1)

 Pulmonology

25 (3)

 Surgery

15 (2)

 Others

67 (10)

Type of intensive care unit (ICU)

 Medical ICU

63 (9)

 Surgical ICU

536 (74)

 Mixed ICU

110 (15)

 Others

16 (2)

Number of ICU beds

 < 10

209 (29)

 10–15

206 (28)

 16–20

115 (16)

 > 20

193 (27)

 Not specified

2 (0)

Annual number of patients treated in the ICU

 < 500

178 (25)

 501–1000

239 (33)

 1001–1500

139 (19)

 1501–2000

66 (9)

 > 2000

98 (14)

 Not specified

5 (1)

Type of institution

 University hospital

326 (45)

 University-affiliated hospital

146 (20)

 Non-university public hospital

183 (25)

 Private hospital

64 (9)

 Others

6 (1)

Which unit do you use to measure haemoglobin?

 g/dL

499 (69)

 g/L

171 (24)

 mmol/L

55 (8)