Description (include comparative information for each group (i.e. intervention and controls) if available)			Location in text (pg & ¶/fig/table)
Population description (from which study participants are drawn)
Country where the study was conducted
Setting (including location and social context)
Number of beds in the hospital
Number of beds in the ICU
Percentage of ventilated beds
Nurse‐to‐patient ratio
Number of patients admitted to ICU each year
Type of ICU	Surgical    Medical    Cardiac    Trauma    Neurological    Burn    Other, specify:
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
Method/s of recruitment of participants
Informed consent obtained	Yes      No     Unclear
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