Table 1. Participant Characteristics and Practice Settings.
| Characteristics | Respondents, No (%) (Nā=ā550)a |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Man | 261 (47.5) |
| Woman | 192 (34.9) |
| Other, preferred not to answer, or missingb | 97 (17.6) |
| Years in practice | |
| In training | 51 (9.3) |
| 1-5 | 114 (20.7) |
| 6-15 | 127 (23.1) |
| >15 | 173 (31.5) |
| Clinical role | |
| Physician | 337 (61.3) |
| Advanced practice clinician | 101 (18.4) |
| Other | 32 (5.8) |
| Clinical practice type | |
| Academic | 294 (53.5) |
| Private | 83 (15.1) |
| Other | 91 (16.6) |
| Trained in critical care | |
| Yes | 369 (67.1) |
| No | 100 (18.2) |
| ICU type | |
| Medical | 118 (21.5) |
| Surgical | 97 (17.6) |
| Mixed | 221 (40.2) |
| Other | 30 (5.5) |
| Beds in ICU, No. | |
| 0-20 | 205 (37.2) |
| 21-40 | 206 (37.4) |
| ā„41 | 58 (10.6) |
| Region of practice | |
| Northeast | 141 (25.6) |
| Midwest | 121 (22.0) |
| South | 118 (22.0) |
| West | 88 (16.9) |
| Outside the US | 2 (0.4) |
Abbreviation: ICU, intensive care unit.
a
A total of 550 respondents completed at least 1 clinical vignette and were included in the primary analysis. Demographic questions were asked at the end of the survey. Missingness ranged from 51 respondents (10.0%) for region of practice to 85 respondents (15.5%) for years in practice.
b
Other included nonbinary or a third gender.