Table 1 Characteristics of intensivists
Variable | Intensivists contacted n = 170 | Participating intensivists n = 123 | Non-participating intensivists n = 47 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male gender, n (%) | 113 (63.8) | 84 (68.3) | 26 (55.3) | 0.11 |
Age (years), mean ± sd | 39.9 ± 8.5 | 40.0 ± 8.5 | 39.8 ± 8.6 | 0.88 |
Status of intensivist, n (%) | ||||
Assistant | 37 (21.8) | 24 (19.5) | 13 (27.7) | |
Senior | 105 (61.8) | 78 (63.4) | 27 (57.5) | 0.51 |
Professor | 28 (16.4) | 21 (17.1) | 7 (14.8) | |
Length of overall professional experience (years), median [IQR] | 6 [3; 15] | 7 [3; 15] | 6 [3; 15] | 0.61 |
< 5 years, n (%) | 60 (35.3) | 43 (35.0) | 17 (36.2) | |
5–15 years, n (%) | 73 (42.9) | 50 (40.6) | 23 (48.9) | 0.37 |
> 15 years, n (%) | 37 (21.8) | 30 (24.4) | 7 (14.9) | |
Specialty of anesthesiology and critical care | 101 (59.4) | 73 (59.3) | 28 (59.6) | 0.98 |
Religion, n (%) | ||||
Catholic | 66 (38.8) | 47 (38.2) | 19 (40.4) | |
Protestant | 5 (2.9) | 4 (3.3) | 1 (2.1) | |
Islam | 5 (2.9) | 3 (2.4) | 2 (4.3) | 0.74 |
Other | 10 (5.9) | 9 (7.3) | 1 (2.1) | |
None | 84 (49.5) | 60 (48.8) | 24 (51.1) | |
Intensivists with an interest in ethics, n (%) | 127 (74.7) | 90 (73.2) | 37 (78.7) | 0.56 |
Intensivists with a traumatic experience of an EOL situation, n (%) | 79 (46.5) | 57 (46.3) | 22 (46.8) | 0.96 |
ICU in university hospital, n (%) | 128 (75.3) | 94 (76.4) | 34 (72.3) | 0.58 |
Type of ICU, n (%) | ||||
Medical | 72 (43.1) | 52 (43.0) | 20 (43.5) | |
Surgery | 20 (12.0) | 14 (11.6) | 6 (13.0) | 0.96 |
Mixed | 75 (44.9) | 55 (44.4) | 20 (43.5) | |
Number of beds in ICU, median [IQR] | 15 [10;18] | 15 [10;18] | 13 [10; 18] | 0.19 |
Number of intensivists in ICU, median [IQR] | 7 [5;10] | 7 [5;10] | 7 [5;8] | 0.09 |
DFLST Protocol available in ICU, n (%) | 112 (65.9) | 77 (62.6) | 35 (74.5) | 0.14 |
Number of DFLST performed in ICU, n (%) | ||||
< 1/week | 75/158 (47.5) | 53/119 (44.5) | 22/39 (56.4) | 0.20 |