Table 1.
Surgeons and institutions participating in the survey
| Number | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of hospital | Public, academic | 7 | 9.8 |
| Public, non-academic | 62 | 87.3 | |
| Private | 2 | 2.8 | |
| Region | Northern Italy | 35 | 49.3 |
| South-Central Italy | 36 | 50.7 | |
| Total bed number | < 201 | 21 | 29.6 |
| 201–500 | 28 | 39.4 | |
| 501–1000 | 17 | 23.9 | |
| > 1000 | 5 | 7.1 | |
| ICU beds | < 10 | 39 | 54.9 |
| 10–30 | 24 | 33.8 | |
| 31–50 | 6 | 8.4 | |
| > 50 | 2 | 2.8 | |
| COVID cases | No | 17 | 23.9 |
| Yes, COVID and no-COVID cases | 47 | 66.2 | |
| Yes, only COVID cases | 7 | 9.8 | |
| Estimated COVID cases on March 29, 2020 | < 10 | 15 | 21.1 |
| 11–30 | 10 | 14.1 | |
| 31–60 | 15 | 21.1 | |
| > 60 | 31 | 43.7 | |
| Estimated ICU COVID cases on March 29, 2020 | < 10 | 31 | 43.7 |
| 11–30 | 33 | 46.5 | |
| 31–50 | 3 | 4.2 | |
| > 50 | 4 | 5.6 |