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. 2016 Aug 26;6(1):82. doi: 10.1186/s13613-016-0185-x

Table 2.

Architectural characteristics of the 188 intensive care units

Variables Data
Rate of single-bed room 71.4 [60–100]
Units with rooms closed with a door 175 (93)
Room with natural light 161 (85.6)
Presence of a waiting room 118 (62.7)
 Equipped with drinks dispenser 37 (19.6)
Availability of toilets for families 165 (87.7)
Room dedicated to family conferences 152 (80.8)
Family on-site sleep 89 (47.3)
 Dedicated room available 10 (5.3)
 Possible into the patient room 30 (15.9)
 Chair in the waiting room 28 (14.8)
 Other possibility 13 (6.9)

Data are expressed as median [interquartile range] for continuous variables and number (%) for categorical variables