Matt Harmon

33 Chapter two Table 1. Characteristics of respondents Characteristic All respondents Continent Europe 288 (66%) Asia 67 (15%) North America 24 (6%) Latin America 39 (9%) Oceania 16 (4%) Africa 6 (1%) IC Certification level Intensivist 341 (78%) Specialist non-intensivist practicing ICU 45 (10%) Resident, specialist in training 50 (11%) Nurse 3 (1%) Other 1 (0%) Years of ICU experience 0-5 years 124 (28%) 6-10 years 106 (24%) 11-15 years 74 (17%) 16-20 years 58 (13%) >20 years 78 (18%) Main specialty area Intensive Care 258 (59%) Anesthesiology 114 (26%) Internal Medicine 40 (9%) Pulmonology 6 (1%) Cardiology 5 (1%) Neurology 2 (0%) Other 15 (3%) Hospital type Academic 290 (66%) Non-academic 150 (34%)