Table 1.

Characteristics of the responding physicians

Characteristics	N (%)
Duration of experience (years)	N = 253
< 5	41 (16)
5 - 10	61 (24)
> 10	151 (60)
Primary specialty	N = 253
Pneumology	66 (26)
Intensive care	97 (38)
Other	90 (36)
Experience in critical care (years)	N = 185
< 5	50 (27)
5 - 10	49 (26)
> 10	86 (47)
Hospital size (beds)	N = 239
< 250	124 (52)
250 - 500	81 (34)
> 500	34 (14)
Intensive care unit size (beds)	N = 220
< 10	89 (40)
10 - 20	74 (34)
> 20	57 (26)
Documented CAP patient volume	N = 207
< 10	18 (9)
10 - 50	125 (60)
> 50	64 (31)

ICU - intensive care unit; CAP - community-acquired pneumonia. Results are expressed as the N (%).