Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the overall population
|  | Respondents (n = 687) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 452 (66%) |
 Female | 235 (34%) |
Age (years) | |
 < 35 | 115 (17%) |
 35–45 | 282 (41%) |
 45–65 | 249 (36%) |
 > 65 | 41 (6%) |
Specialty | |
 Intensive care medicine | 328 (48%) |
 Anesthesiology | 206 (30%) |
 Neurocritical care | 61 (9%) |
 Internal medicine | 35 (5%) |
 Others | 57(8%) |
Post-specialization experience in critical care (years) | |
 1–5 | 180 (26%) |
 6–10 | 149 (22%) |
 > 10 | 358 (52%) |
Type of ICU | |
 Mixed general and neuroICU | 278 (41%) |
 General ICU | 271 (39%) |
 Specialized neuroICU | 130 (19%) |
 Others | 8 (1%) |
ICU beds | |
 < 5 | 111 (16%) |
 6–10 | 196 (29%) |
 11–15 | 133 (19%) |
 > 15 | 247 (36%) |
Affiliation | |
 University | 501 (73%) |
 Non-university | 186 (27%) |
Available bedside neuromonitoring | |
 ICP | 546 (80%) |
 PbtO2 | 149 (22%) |
 NIRS | 215 (31%) |
 TCD | 442 (64%) |
 Cerebral microdialysis | 50 (7%) |
 Intermittent EEG | 522 (76%) |
 Continuous EEG | 262 (38%) |
 Pupillometer | 85 (12%) |
 SjVO2 | 209 (30%) |