TABLE 1.
Descriptive Statistics for All Individual Practitioner Respondents and Stratified by Region
| Variables | All Respondents | South America, Central America, and Mexico | United States and Canada | Europe | Asia | Australia and New Zealand | Middle East, Africa, and Caribbean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total responses, n (%) | 555 (100) | 251 (45.2) | 140 (25.2) | 89 (16) | 41 (7.4) | 11 (2) | 23 (4.1) |
| Duration of clinical practice, %, yr | |||||||
| ≤ 5 | 21.6 | 18.7 | 24.3 | 21.3 | 29.3 | 18.2 | 26.1 |
| 6–10 | 22.3 | 23.1 | 25 | 12.4 | 24.4 | 9.1 | 39.1 |
| 11–15 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 18.6 | 21.3 | 17.1 | 18.2 | 17.4 |
| 16–20 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 8.6 | 15.7 | 17.1 | 36.4 | 4.3 |
| > 20 | 23.4 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 29.2 | 12.2 | 18.2 | 13 |
| Clinical care percent time, %a | |||||||
| < 25 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 25–49 | 14.6 | 10 | 23.6 | 11.2 | 19.5 | 18.2 | 13 |
| 50–74 | 25.8 | 23.1 | 33.6 | 18 | 34.1 | 54.5 | 8.7 |
| 75–100 | 56 | 64.5 | 37.1 | 68.5 | 41.5 | 27.3 | 69.6 |
| PICU type, %b | |||||||
| General medical/surgical | 43.8 | 46.6 | 49.3 | 43.8 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 26.1 |
| Mixed medical/surgical/cardiac | 44.7 | 40.2 | 40 | 47.2 | 58.5 | 90.9 | 65.2 |
| Medical only | 7.2 | 9.6 | 5 | 4.5 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiac only | 3.8 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Other | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Practice in large academic PICU, %a | 84.7 | 77.7 | 83.6 | 96.6 | 95.1 | 90.9 | 100 |
| 23 | 5.1 | 68.4 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 20 | 0 | |
| Median maximum patient capacity (IQR)a | 15 (10–21) | 10 (8–16) | 23 (18–32) | 15 (10–20) | 12 (8–18) | 22 (13–27) | 15 (8–24) |
| Median physician to patient ratio (IQR)a | 96.9 | 98.4 | 97.9 | 96.7 | 100 | 100 | 73.9 |
| 1:8 (1:6–1:12) | 1:7 (1:5–1:10) | 1:12 (1:10–1:15) | 1:8 (1:5–1:13) | 1:7 (1:4–1:10) | 1:12 (1:6–1:15) | 1:11 (1:7–1:16) | |
| Prescriber team composition, % | |||||||
| General pediatric traineesa | 73.3 | 59.4 | 88.6 | 83.1 | 78 | 81.8 | 82.6 |
| Pediatric critical care traineesa | 59.6 | 47.8 | 77.9 | 70.8 | 46.3 | 9 | 47.8 |
| Nonphysician licensed independent providersa | 54.2 | 63.3 | 80.7 | 25.8 | 12.2 | 0 | 4.3 |
| None of the above | 8.3 | 10 | 3.6 | 9 | 14.6 | 9.1 | 4.3 |
| Dedicated respiratory therapista | 63.6 | 71.3 | 86.4 | 40.4 | 22 | 9.1 | 30.4 |
| Average annual PICU admissions, %a | 84.7 | 77.7 | 83.6 | 96.6 | 95.1 | 90.9 | 100 |
| < 500 | 44.3 | 67.7 | 6.8 | 37.2 | 53.8 | 20 | 56.5 |
| 500–1,000 | 30.6 | 24.6 | 23.1 | 48.8 | 33.3 | 50 | 39.1 |
| 1,001–2,000 | 20.4 | 7.2 | 53.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 30 | 0 |
| > 2,000 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 16.2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Median invasive ventilation admits, % (IQR)a | 71.9 | 71.7 | 58.6 | 82 | 85.4 | 81.8 | 87 |
| 35 (23-55) | 40 (21.3-57) | 25 (20–33) | 50 (30-60) | 50 (30-60) | 30 (20-45.5) | 40 (31-59.5) | |
| PICU noninvasive support resource, % | |||||||
| High-flow nasal cannulaa | 87.4 | 76.9 | 100 | 97.8 | 82.9 | 100 | 87 |
| Noninvasive positive pressurea | 96.4 | 95.6 | 100 | 98.9 | 90.2 | 100 | 82.6 |
| None of the above | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 4.3 |
IQR = interquartile range.
Where response rates were not 100% for each column variable, rates are shown (as a percentage of total responses in row 2) in italics (%). Statistical comparisons at the region level were insignificant unless annotated in column 1 as follows:
ap < 0.001,
bp = 0.008.