Table 1.
Characteristics of the 78 responding intensive care physicians and their hospitals
| Mean age (years) | 45(±6.6) |
|---|---|
| Medical speciality (%)a | |
| Intensive care medicine | 66 (86%) |
| Anesthesiology | 37 (48%) |
| Internal medicine | 34 (44%) |
| Surgery | 1 (1%) |
| Other | 5 (7%) |
| Type of hospital | |
| Academic medical center | 13 (17%) |
| Teaching hospital, nonacademic | 34 (44%) |
| Regional public hospital | 30 (38%) |
| Number of beds in ICU, median (range) | 8 (2–42) |
| Number of interhospital transport per month median (range) | 1 (0.01–12) |
aMultiple specialities per physician possible