Table 1.
Characteristics of participating ICUs (n=32)
| Characteristics Age | n |
|---|---|
| Checklist use | |
| Yes | 12 |
| No | 20 |
| Duration of checklist use (n=12) | |
| <1 year | 1 |
| 1 year to <5 years | 8 |
| ≥5 years | 3 |
| Multidisciplinary rounds | |
| Yes | 31 |
| No | 1 |
| Trainees present on rounds | |
| Yes | 22 |
| No | 10 |
| Number of ICU beds | |
| <10 | 7 |
| 10–20 | 20 |
| ≥20 | 5 |
| Physician staffing model* | |
| Open | 21 |
| Closed | 10 |
| Mixed | 1 |
*
ICUs were categorised according to the framework developed by Pronovost and colleagues.19 Under this framework, an ‘open’ ICU is one in which any hospital physician can admit a patient to the ICU and provide critical care. A ‘closed’ ICU is one in which only intensivist physicians can admit patients to the ICU—non–intensivists must transfer their patients to the intensivists' care. ‘Mixed’ ICU used a mixture of these models, typically requiring intensivists' consult on patients but not requiring transfer of care.
ICU, intensive care unit.