Table 1.
Organizational characteristics in the FORECAST study
| Characteristics | Number (%) of ICUs | Number (%) of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | 1184 | |
| Facility | ||
| Type of ICU | ||
| Open | 36 (61.0) | 594 (50.2) |
| Closed | 23 (39.0) | 590 (49.8) |
| ICU specialty | ||
| Medical | 3 (5.1) | 78 (6.6) |
| Mixed | 56 (94.9) | 1106 (93.4) |
| Number of ICU beds | ||
| 1–10 | 25 (42.4) | 363 (30.7) |
| 11–20 | 26 (44.1) | 580 (50.0) |
| ≥ 21 | 8 (13.6) | 241 (20.4) |
| Number of hospital beds | ||
| ≤ 500 | 13 (22.0) | 185 (15.6) |
| 501–900 | 31 (52.5) | 637 (53.8) |
| ≥ 901 | 15 (25.4) | 362 (30.6) |
| Type of hospital | ||
| Non-university | 30 (50.8) | 458 (38.7) |
| University | 29 (49.2) | 726 (61.3) |
| Staff | ||
| Number of board-certificated intensivists | ||
| 0 | 14 (23.7) | 211 (17.8) |
| 1 | 16 (27.1) | 243 (20.5) |
| ≥ 2 | 29 (49.2) | 730 (61.7) |
| Number of board certificated emergency physicians | ||
| 0–4 | 17 (28.8) | 167 (14.1) |
| 5–8 | 22 (37.3) | 321 (27.1) |
| ≥ 9 | 20 (33.9) | 696 (58.8) |
| Number of ICU nurses | ||
| ≤ 40 | 29 (49.2) | 584 (49.3) |
| > 40 | 30 (50.8) | 600 (50.7) |
| Nurse to bed ratio in each shift | ||
| 1:2 | 50 (84.7) | 1052 (88.9) |
| 1:4 | 9 (15.3) | 132 (11.1) |
| Patients | ||
| Number of emergency patients (2014) (n = 50) | ||
| ≤ 4000 | 14 (28.0)) | 293 (28.8) |
| 4001–18,000 | 23 (46.0) | 509 (50.0) |
| ≥18,001 | 13 (26.0) | 216 (21.2) |
| Number of ambulance patients (2014) (n = 50) | ||
| ≤ 2000 | 15 (30.0) | 313 (30.7) |
| 2001–5000 | 20 (40.0) | 295 (29.0) |
| ≥ 5001 | 15 (30.0) | 410 (40.3) |
| Number of ICU patients (2013) (n = 58) | ||
| ≤ 500 | 15 (25.9) | 216 (18.2) |
| 501–1000 | 28 (48.3) | 642 (54.2) |
| ≥ 1001 | 15 (25.9) | 326 (27.5) |
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