Table 1.

Respondent demographics (N = 59)^*

	Percentage (N)
Profession
Physician	49.2 (29)
Nurse	37.3 (22)
Respiratory therapist	10.2 (6)
Case manager/Social worker	3.4 (2)
Region of practice
Midwest	30.5 (18)
Northeast	28.8 (17)
Southeast	15.3 (9)
Southwest	8.5 (5)
West	16.9 (10)
Years of experience (N = 56)
0–5	17.9 (10)
6–10	28.6 (16)
11–15	7.1 (4)
16–20	19.6 (11)
21–30	17.9 (10)
31–40	8.9 (5)
Institution has dedicated long-term ventilation team	65.4 (36)

^*Because of rounding, percentages do not add up to 100%.