Table 3 Association between questions with lowest practice variation (IQV < 0.4) and organizational factors
Organizational factor | Questions with lower IQV (< 0.4) | Questions with higher IQV (> 0.6) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Correlation coefficient | 95% CI | Correlation coefficient | 95% CI | |
Annual volume of ICU admissions | 0.17 | (-0.15; 0.46) | 0.32 | (0.01; 0.58) |
Annual volume of MV admissions | 0.04 | (-0.35; 0.28) | 0.38 | (0.07; 0.63) |
Annual volume of patients per physician | 0.19 | (-0.13; 0.49) | -0.06 | (-0.36; 0.26) |
Beds-to-physician ratio | -0.28 | (-0.55; 0.03) | -0.10 | (-0.40; 0.22) |