Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the questionnaire respondents
Variable | Respondents (n = 545) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 43 ± 10 |
Years of experience, n (%) | |
 Resident, 1st year | 8 (1%) |
 Resident, 2nd–3rd year | 29 (5%) |
 Resident, 4th–5th year | 43 (8%) |
 Attending, 1–10 years experience | 185 (34%) |
 Attending, 11–20 years experience | 180 (33%) |
 Attending, 21–30 years experience | 63 (12%) |
 Attending, 31–40 years experience | 31 (6%) |
 Attending, > 40 years experience | 4 (1%) |
Geographical area, n (%) | |
 Northern Italy | 310 (57%) |
 Central Italy | 130 (24%) |
 Southern Italy | 103 (19%) |
 Type of hospital, n (%) | |
 General hospital | 286 (53%) |
 Teaching hospital | 173 (32%) |
 Private research hospital | 24 (4%) |
 Public research hospital | 23 (4%) |
 Religious hospital | 11 (2%) |
 University-owned hospital | 5 (1%) |
 Other | 21 (4%) |
Type of ICU, n (%) | |
 General ICU | 362 (67%) |
 COVID-19 cohort ICU | 107 (20%) |
 Post-operative ICU | 28 (5%) |
 Cardiac ICU | 31 (6%) |
 Neuro ICU | 11 (2%) |
 Pediatric ICU | 4 (1%) |