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Table 1 Demographics of the survey respondents

From: Variability in the pediatric intensivists' threshold for withdrawal/limitation of life support as perceived by bedside nurses: a multicenter survey study

Question

A (n = 37)

B (n = 35)

C (n = 49)

D (n = 84)

Total (n = 205)

Response rate

    

p < 0.001*

Distributed

46

50

70

249

415

Returned

37 (80%)

35 (70%)

49 (70%)

84 (34%)

205 (49%)

Leave of absence

0 (0%)

5 (14%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

5 (2%)

Sex

    

p = 0.11

Male

3 (8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

5 (6%)

8 (4%)

Female

34 (92%)

35 (100%)

49 (100%)

79 (94%)

197 (96%)

Age (yr)

    

p = 0.001

20-30

6 (16%)

14 (40%)

32 (65%)

29 (35%)

81 (40%)

30-40

11 (30%)

12 (34%)

12 (24%)

24 (29%)

59 (29%)

40-50

12 (32%)

7 (20%)

4 (8%)

23 (27%)

46 (22%)

50-60

7 (19%)

2 (6%)

1 (2%)

7 (8%)

17 (8%)

60+

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Years in practice

    

p < 0.001

< 5

5 (14%)

10 (29%)

35 (71%)

25 (30%)

75 (37%)

5-10

9 (24%)

11 (31%)

6 (12%)

15 (18%)

41 (20%)

11-15

2 (5%)

5 (14%)

2 (4%)

16 (19%)

25 (12%)

16-20

5 (14%)

5 (14%)

3 (6%)

8 (10%)

21 (10%)

> 20

16 (43%)

4 (11%)

3 (6%)

20 (24%)

43 (21%)

Years in PICU

    

p < 0.001

< 5

11 (30%)

20 (57%)

41 (84%)

34 (40%)

106 (52%)

5-10

7 (19%)

10 (29%)

3 (6%)

23 (27%)

43 (21%)

11-15

3 (8%)

3 (9%)

2 (4%)

6 (7%)

14 (7%)

16-20

7 (19%)

1 (3%)

2 (4%)

8 (10%)

18 (9%)

> 20

9 (24%)

1 (3%)

1 (2%)

13 (15%)

24 (12%)

No. of family meetings attended

p < 0.001

< 5

13 (35%)

12 (34%)

38 (78%)

31 (37%)

94 (46%)

5-10

6 (16%)

8 (23%)

4 (8%)

16 (19%)

34 (17%)

11-15

5 (14%)

6 (17%)

1 (2%)

8 (10%)

20 (10%)

> 15

13 (35%)

9 (26%)

6 (12%)

29 (35%)

57 (28%)

  1. *p values refer to the difference in the demographic factor between the four institutions.