Table 2. Characterization of the 368 respondents for ICU specialist training center vs. non-training center.

Parameters	ICU specialist training center (n)		Total (n, %)	P value
	Yes	No
Gender				0.808
Male	61	58	119, 32.3
Female	131	118	249, 67.7
Age groups (year)				0.004
20–30	46	21	67, 18.2
30–40	109	98	207, 56.3
40–50	27	23	70, 19.0
50–60	10	14	24, 6.5
Academic qualification				0.049
Bachelor	49	65	114, 31.0
Master	124	93	217, 59.0
PhD	19	18	37, 10.0
Professional title				0.000
Junior	82	41	123, 33.4
Intermediate	63	74	137, 37.2
Senior	47	61	108, 29.3
Hospital rank				0.001
Tertiary hospital	192	166	358, 97.3
Secondary hospital	0	10	10, 2.7
PALS course				0.009
Yes	129	95	224, 60.9
No	63	81	144, 39.1
Cases with septic shock per year				0.000
More than 30	154	86	240, 65.2
0–29	38	90	128, 34.8
Type of ward				0.000
General pediatric ICU	154	138	292, 79.3
pediatric and neonate	37	23	60, 16.3
pediatric and adult	0	11	11, 3.0
Surgery ICU	1	4	5, 1.4

n, Number of respondents; PALS, Pediatric Advanced Life Support.