Table 1.
Characteristics of study facilities.
| Open ICU | Closed ICU | |||
| n = 23 | n = 22 | P value | ||
| Teaching facility | no (%) | 11 (47.8) | 16 (72.7) | .09 |
| ICU beds | Median (IQR) | 12 (8–16) | 13 (10–18) | .55 |
| ICU beds category | ||||
| 1–10 | no (%) | 9 (39.1) | 8 (36.4) | .87 |
| 11–20 | no (%) | 12 (52.2) | 11 (50.0) | |
| 21 - | no (%) | 2 (8.7) | 3 (13.6) | |
| ICU patients per year | Median (IQR) | 799 (550–1000) | 791 (420–988) | .61 |
| Certified intensivists | Median (IQR) | 1 (0–3) | 2 (1–3) | .17 |
| ICU beds per a certified intensivist | Median (IQR) | 3 (2–14) | 5 (2–9) | .08 |