TABLE 1.

Respondent demographics^a (N = 59)

	% (N)
Profession
Physician	49.2 (29)
Nurse	37.3 (22)
Respiratory therapist	10.2 (6)
Case manager	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)
1–5	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)

^aDue to rounding, percentages do not add up to 100%.