Table 1 Characteristics of respondents (number of respondents: N) and their intensive care unit

Type of hospital (N = 509)

 Public university hospital

249 (49)

 Public non-university hospital

228 (45)

 Private hospital

27 (5)

 Other

5 (1)

Country (N = 515)

 France

448 (87)

 Other in Europe

38 (7)

 Africa

25 (5)

 Canada

4 (1)

ICU staff (N = 500)

 Attending full-time physicians, mean ± SD

7.2 ± 3.8

 Resident and fellow, mean ± SD

4.8 ± 4.2

ICU beds, mean ± SD (N = 448)

15 ± 7

ICU activity during the last full year (2013) prior to the present study

 Overall admissions (N = 500)

  <300

22 (4)

  300–500

125 (25)

  500–800

145 (29)

  >800

208 (42)

 Admissions for CA (N = 518)

  <10

70 (14)

  10–20

154 (30)

  20–30

76 (15)

  30–40

60 (12)

  40–50

45 (9)

  >50

113 (22)

 TH implementation (N = 384)

  <10

74 (19)

  10–20

120 (31)

  20–30

54 (14)

  30–40

45 (12)

  40–50

34 (9)

  >50

57 (15)

Use of a written CA procedure (N = 509)

221 (43)

No available CA procedure in the ICU

259 (52)

In-hospital cath lab performing coronary angiography (N = 518)

363 (70)

With a 24 h/24 h availability

353 (97)