Table 2.
Summary of critical care unit characteristics. HDU, high-dependency unit; IQR, inter-quartile range
| Overall | UK | Australia | New Zealand | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 460 | 397 | 40 | 23 | |
| Total critical care beds (median [IQR]) | 10 (6, 15) | 10 (7, 15) | 10 (7, 18) | 8 (6, 10) | 0.199 |
| Total ventilated beds (median [IQR]) | 6 (0, 10) | 7 (0, 10) | 7 (4, 15) | 5 (3, 8) | 0.098 |
| ICU/HDU/mixed (%) | 0.206 | ||||
| HDU | 136 (29.6) | 125 (31.6) | 6 (15.0) | 5 (21.7) | |
| ICU | 73 (15.9) | 61 (15.4) | 7 (17.5) | 5 (21.7) | |
| Mixed | 250 (54.5) | 210 (53.0) | 27 (67.5) | 13 (56.5) | |
| Specialty unit (%) | 0.304 | ||||
| Cardiothoracic | 41 (8.9) | 35 (8.8) | 4 (10.0) | 2 (9.1) | |
| General/mixed | 315 (68.6) | 263 (66.2) | 33 (82.5) | 19 (86.4) | |
| Medical | 27 (5.9) | 27 (6.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Neurology/Neurosurgical | 19 (4.1) | 18 (4.5) | 1 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Surgical | 30 (6.5) | 28 (7.1) | 1 (2.5) | 1 (4.5) | |
| Other | 27 (5.9) | 26 (6.5) | 1 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Will admit off-specialty patients (%) | 43 (28.3) | 41 (30.6) | 1 (6.7) | 1 (33.3) | 0.146 |