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. 2017 Feb;14(2):254–261. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201607-579OC

Table 2.

General intensive care unit characteristics as reported in the survey

Organization Characteristic ICUs (n = 136)
ICU operational beds, median (IQR) 12 (9.5–18.5)
ICU annual admissions, median (IQR) 1,050 (500–2,000)
ICU type  
 General patients (mixed medical/surgical patients) 78 (57)
 General medical patients 25 (18)
 Cardiac patients (medical and surgical) 14 (10)
 General surgical patients 11 (8)
 Specialty patients (neurological, burn, or trauma patients only) 8 (6)
ICU services  
 Mechanical ventilation 136 (100)
 Vasopressor administration 136 (100)
 Targeted temperature management 100 (74)
 Continuous renal replacement therapy 93 (68)
 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation 25 (18)

Definition of abbreviations: ICU = intensive care unit; IQR = interquartile range.

Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise noted.