TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the survey respondents
| Demographic | No. of respondents (%) |
|---|---|
| Certification level | |
| Intensivist | 337 (84%) |
| Specialist non‐intensivist practicing ICU | 33 (8%) |
| Resident, specialist in training | 26 (6%) |
| Other | 5 (1%) |
| Primary medical specialty | 3 (1%) |
| Anesthesiology | 243 (61%) |
| Internal medicine | 78 (19%) |
| Pulmonology | 13 (3%) |
| Surgery | 9 (2%) |
| Cardiology | 7 (2%) |
| Neurology | 1 (0%) |
| Other (please specify) | 47 (12%) |
| Type of ICU | |
| Medical ICU | 33 (8%) |
| Surgical ICU | 64 (16%) |
| Mixed ICU | 294 (73%) |
| Other | 10 (4%) |
| Number of ICU beds | |
| <10 | 95 (24%) |
| 10–15 | 124 (31%) |
| 16–20 | 64 (16%) |
| >20 | 116 (29%) |
| Type of institution | |
| University hospital | 178 (44%) |
| University‐affiliated hospital | 104 (26%) |
| Non‐university public hospital | 82 (20%) |
| Private hospital | 36 (9%) |
| Other | 1 (0%) |
| Availability of transfusion guideline | |
| Hospital‐wide transfusion protocol | 180 (45%) |
| ICU‐specific transfusion protocol | 159 (40%) |
| Massive transfusion protocol | 209 (52%) |
| Unit used to measure hemoglobin | |
| g/dl | 282 (70%) |
| g/L (=mg/ml) | 94 (23%) |
| mmol/L | 25 (6%) |
| Economy | |
| High income | 287 (72%) |
| Lower middle income | 33 (8%) |
| Upper middle income | 80 (20%) |