Table 1.
Characteristics of the experts who participated in the survey
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
| All | 114 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 80 (70.2) |
| Female | 34 (29.8) |
| Continent | |
| Africa | 42 (36.8) |
| Europe | 29 (25.4) |
| North America | 26 (22.8) |
| Asia | 12 (10.5) |
| South America | 3 (2.6) |
| Australia | 2 (1.8) |
| Cadres* | |
| Physician | 93 (53.1) |
| Researcher | 62 (35.4) |
| Nurse | 12 (6.9) |
| Policy-maker | 5 (2.9) |
| Other | 3 (1.7) |
| Specialty* | |
| Anaesthesia/intensive care | 75 (59.1) |
| Emergency care | 20 (15.8) |
| Medicine | 12 (9.5) |
| Paediatrics | 7 (5.5) |
| Surgery | 6 (4.7) |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 2 (1.6) |
| Other | 5 (3.9) |
*As the experts were asked to select all that apply, the sum may exceed 100%.