Table 2.

Comparison of the interventions performed upon admission in patients (N=582*) at public and private intensive care units

Type of intervention - admission		Institution type		p value
	Categories	Public	Private
		N (%)	N (%)
1. Monitoring and titration	1a	113 (39.2)	181 (61.6)	<0.001
	1b and c	175 (60.8)	113 (38.4)
2. Laboratory investigations	Y	287 (99.7)	294 (100.0)	0.49
	N	1 (0.3)	-
3. Medication	Y	286 (99.3)	294 (100.0)	0.24
	N	2 (0.7)	-
4. Hygiene procedures	4a	233 (80.9)	225 (76.5)	0.20
	4b and c	55 (19.1)	69 (23.5)
5. Care of drains	Y	134 (46.5)	239 (81.3)	<0.001
	N	154 (53.5)	55 (18.7)
6. Mobilization and positioning	6a	155 (53.8)	118 (40.1)	<0.001
	6b and c	133 (46.2)	176 (59.9)
7. Support and care of relatives and patient	7a	253 (87.9)	291 (99.0)	<0.001-
	7b	35 (12.1)	3 (1.0)
8. Administrative and managerial tasks	8a	161 (55.9)	247 (84.0)	<0.001
	8b and c	127 (44.1)	47 (16.0)
9. Respiratory support	Y	238 (82.6)	198 (67.4)	<0.001
	N	50 (17.4)	96 (32.6)
10. Care of artificial airways	Y	109 (37.9)	105 (35.7)	0.59
	N	179 (62.1)	189 (64.3)
11. Treatment for improving lung function	Y	145 (50.4)	60 (20.4)	<0.001
	N	143 (49.6)	234 (79.6)
12. Vasoactive medication	Y	91	85	0.48
	N	197	209
13. Intravenous replacement of large fluid losses	Y	50	2	<0.001
	N	238	292
14. Left atrium monitoring	Y	2	7	0.10
	N	286	287
15. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation	Y	5	2	0.28
	N	283	292
16. Hemofiltration techniques	Y	14	24	0.11
	N	274	270
17. Quantitative urine output measurement	Y	266	279	0.21
	N	22	15
18. Measurement of intracranial pressure	Y	4	9	0.17
	N	284	285
19. Treatment of complicated metabolic acidosis/alkalosis	Y	13	-	<0.001
	N	275	294
20. Intravenous hyperalimentation	Y	9	27	<0.001
	N	279	267
21. Enteral feeding	Y	62	80	0.11
	N	226	214
22. Specific interventions in the intensive care unit	Y	36	12	<0.001
	N	252	282
23. Specific interventions outside the intensive care unit	Y	26	1	<0.001
	N	262	293

Y - yes; N - no;

^*Missing: 11 public, 7 private hospitals; Pearson's chi-square test or Fisher's exact test.