Table 3.
The organisational structure of departments providing anaesthesia care in different tiers of hospitals in China (%)
| Type and tier of hospital | Total (frequency) | Relationship of administrative subordination (%) |
Affiliated divisions of independent anaesthesiology depts. (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent anaesthesiology dept. | Regulated by surgical dept. | Regulated by operating room | Pain clinic | Pain dept. | PACU | ICU | ||
| Special | 4,591 | 38•18 | 57•00 | 4•81 | 41•41 | 13•69 | 78•78 | 15•40 |
| General | 6,841 | 49•83 | 46•62 | 3•55 | 47•37 | 21•82 | 85•45 | 18•10 |
| Tier 3A | 1,722 | 80•31 | 19•05 | 0•64 | 59•65 | 22•78 | 95•30 | 15•47 |
| Tier 3 other | 847 | 67•53 | 31•17 | 1•30 | 47•73 | 25•00 | 92•83 | 19•41 |
| Tier 2 | 7,631 | 38•04 | 57•49 | 4•47 | 39•48 | 16•88 | 77•92 | 18•53 |
| Tier 1 or lower | 1,232 | 24•68 | 67•13 | 8•20 | 31•91 | 11•84 | 60•20 | 7•89 |
| Total | 11,432 | 45•15 | 50•79 | 4•06 | 45•35 | 19•06 | 83•18 | 17•18 |
ICU = intensive care unit; PACU = post-anaesthesia care unit.