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. 2020 Sep 11;159(2):619–633. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.09.070

Table 2.

Provider Perceptions Regarding Supplies, Treatment of Patients With COVID-19, and Concerns by Region

Perception East Asia and Pacific (n = 243) Europe and Central Asia (n = 630) Latin America and the Caribbean (n = 45) Middle East and North Africa (n = 50) North America (n = 1,696) South Asia (n = 27) Sub-Saharan Africa (n = 9) Total (N = 2,700)
Perceived lack of ICU resources by region
 Shortages reported
 Intensivists 40 (18) 115 (20) 15 (37) 13 (29) 191 (11) 7 (30) 4 (50) 385 (15)
 ICU nurses 52 (24) 277 (47) 15 (37) 14 (31) 432 (27) 13 (57) 3 (38) 806 (32)
 ICU beds 25 (13) 63 (13) 11 (34) 10 (29) 150 (11) 10 (50) 3 (50) 272 (13)
 PPE availability limited
 Gloves 22 (10) 27 (5) 4 (11) 5 (11) 4 (3) 0 (0) 2 (24) 101 (4)
 Gowns 56 (26) 133 (24) 11 (29) 16 (37) 348 (24) 8 (36) 6 (75) 578 (24)
 Surgical masks 34 (16) 70 (12) 4 (10) 6 (14) 201 (14) 1(5) 4 (50) 320 (13)
 Eye protection 95 (45) 213 (38) 18 (47) 22 (51) 561 (37) 13 (59) 7 (87) 929 (39)
 Face shields 117 (57) 256 (45) 20 (53) 23 (54) 627 (42) 11 (50) 6 (75) 1,050 (44)
 N95 masks 127 (60) 285 (53) 17 (45) 26 (61) 877 (58) 14 (64) 6 (75) 1,362 (57)
 PAPRs 80 (38) 147 (27) 9 (24) 13 (31) 825 (55) 1 (5) 0 (0) 1,075 (46)
 Ventilator supplies limited
 Mechanical ventilation 21 (10) 87 (17) 11 (31) 13 (34) 102 (7) 6 (27) 3 (43) 243 (11)
 NIPPV 29 (14) 156 (30) 20 (57) 15 (38) 239 (17) 10 (45) 3 (43) 472 (21)
 HFNC 29 (14) 189 (37) 15 (43) 14 (37) 271 (19) 9 (41) 0 (0) 527 (23)
Changes in resource use and provider concerns
 Limiting mechanical ventilation 32 (16) 161 (31) 7 (20) 13 (33) 140 (10) 7 (32) 2 (29) 362 (16)
 CPR policy changes
 Unchanged 59 (29) 210 (41) 12 (34) 16 (41) 460 (32) 7 (32) 2 (29) 766 (34)
 New policy implemented 83 (41) 198 (38) 11 (31) 12 (31) 547 (38) 5 (23) 2 (29) 858 (38)
 No policy change but practice has changed 59 (29) 109 (21) 12 (34) 11 (28) 421 (29) 10 (45) 3 (43) 625 (28)
 CPR in patients with COVID-19
 Not performed 18 (9) 19 (4) 7 (20) 4 (10) 17 (1) 5 (23) 4 (57) 74 (3)
 Physicians determine 123 (61) 368 (71) 21 (60) 22 (56) 450 (32) 15 (68) 3 (43) 1,002 (45)
 Families determine 60 (30) 130 (25) 7 (20) 13 (33) 961 (67) 2 (9) 0 (0) 1,173 (52)
 Allow families to participate in critical decisions for patients with COVID-19
 More than other patients in the ICU 14 (7) 17 (3) 1 (3) 5 (13) 74 (5) 4 (18) 3 (43) 118 (5)
 Same as other patients in the ICU 165 (82) 386 (75) 24 (71) 25 (64) 1,189 (84) 13 (59) 3 (43) 1,805 (81)
 Less than other patients in the ICU 21 (10) 112 (22) 9 (26) 9 (23) 155 (11) 5 (23) 1 (14) 312 (14)
 Palliative care consultations for patients with COVID-19
 ≥ 50% of patients 9 (5) 31 (6) 1 (3) 5 (14) 411 (30) 1 (5) 1 (17) 459 (21)
 < 50% of patients 42 (22) 111 (22) 9 (26) 4 (11) 416 (31) 0 (0) 2 (33) 584 (27)
 Did not consult palliative care specialists 83 (44) 249 (50) 11 (32) 15 (43) 105 (8) 7 (35) 1 (17) 471 (22)
 No palliative care specialists available 19 (10) 59 (12) 9 (26) 7 (20) 48 (4) 11 (55) 2 (33) 155 (7)
 Not sure 36 (19) 48 (10) 4 (12) 4 (11) 376 (28) 1 (5) 0 (0) 469 (22)
 Palliative care consultations
 More than before pandemic 6 (12) 26 (18) 3 (30) 3 (33) 371 (45) 1 (100) 1 (33) 411 (39)
 Provider concerns
 Emotional distress and burnout 73 (30) 305 (48) 19 (42) 22 (44) 974 (57) 9 (33) 3 (33) 1,405 (52)
 Worried about infecting family at home 122 (50) 345 (55) 21 (47) 25 (50) 1,119 (66) 17 (63) 5 (56) 1,654 (61)
 Worried about own health 10 (31) 80 (50) 3 (43) 5 (38) 91 (65) 6 (86) 1 (50) 196 (54)
 Social stigma from community 37 (15) 91 (14) 6 (13) 7 (14) 434 (26) 4 (15) 0 (0) 579 (21)
 Feel that hospital unable to keep me safe 36 (15) 107 (17) 7 (16) 7 (14) 433 (26) 6 (22) 2 (22) 598 (22)
 Poor communication from supervisors 30 (12) 134 (21) 3 (7) 8 (16) 366 (22) 4 (15) 2 (22) 547 (20)
 Worries about financial situation 20 (8) 36 (6) 11 (24) 6 (12) 212 (13) 6 (22) 0 (0) 292 (11)

Data are presented as No. (%). The number of respondents in each category is slightly different because of missing data and some responses being optional. HFNC = high-flow nasal cannula; NIPPV = noninvasive positive pressure ventilation; PAPR = powered air-purifying respirator; PPE = personal protective equipment. See Table 1 legend for expansion of other abbreviation.