Table 1.

Information from the 36 survey participants

	Frequency
Specialization
Intensive care for more than 5 years	20 (55.6)
Intensive care for less than 5 years	1 (2.8)
Infectious diseases	12 (33.3)
Other specialties	3 (8.3)
Type of hospital
University	17 (47.2)
Non-university	5 (13.9)
Did not answer	14 (38.9)
Hospital funding
Public	18 (50.0)
Private	11 (30.6)
Did not answer	7 (19.4)
Type of ICU
Mixed medical-surgical	31 (86.1)
Medical	2 (5.6)
Surgical	0
Did not answer	3 (8.3)
Level of care
Third level	27 (75.0)
Second level	1 (2.8)
Did not answer	8 (22.2)
Participant origin
Brazil	25 (69.4)
Venezuela	4 (11.1)
Mexico	2 (5.6)
Chile	2 (5.6)
Did not answer	3 (8.3)

Results are expressed as the absolute values and percentages: n (%). ICU - intensive care unit.