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Variables
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Measures before the COVID-19 pandemic
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Measures during the COVID-19 pandemic
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|---|
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Age
|
41.86 (22.2)a
|
41.9 (10)a
|
|
Years of practice
|
12.5 (5–19)b
|
9 (5–20)b
|
|
Critical care medicine specialist—n (%)
|
1126 (76.3)
|
216 (74.0)
|
|
Years of specialty in critical care medicine
|
8 (3–17)b
|
9 (4–11)b
|
| |
n (%)
|
n (%)
|
|---|
|
Main practical setting—type of hospital
| | |
|
Public hospital
|
563 (38.2)
|
115 (39.6)
|
|
Private hospital
|
462 (31.3)
|
77 (26.6)
|
|
University hospital/teaching hospital
|
449 (30.5)
|
98 (33.8)
|
|
Total
|
1474 (100.0)
|
290 (100.0)
|
|
Main practical setting—type of ICUc
| |
–
|
|
Mixed ICU
|
982 (66.7)
|
–
|
|
Medical
|
228 (15.5)
|
–
|
|
Surgical
|
148 (10.0)
|
–
|
|
Other
|
115 (7.8)
| |
|
Total
|
1473 (100.0)
| |
|
Number of ICUc beds
| |
–
|
|
Up to 10
|
520 (35.3)
|
–
|
|
11–20
|
593 (40.2)
|
–
|
|
> 20
|
361 (24.5)
| |
|
Total
|
1474 (100.0)
| |
|
Estimated % of patients under mechanical ventilationd
|
|
< 20%
|
183 (12.4)
|
24 (8.2)
|
|
20–40%
|
534 (36.2)
|
59 (20.3)
|
|
41–70%
|
535 (36.3)
|
136 (46.7)
|
|
> 70%
|
223 (15.1)
|
72 (24.7)
|
|
Total
|
1475 (100.0)
|
291 (100.0)
|
|
Nursing patient ratiod
|
Daytime—n (%)/Nighttime—n (%)
|
Daytime—n (%)/Nighttime—n (%)
|
|---|
|
1:1
|
60 (4.1)/44 (3.0)
|
18 (6.2)/15 (5.2)
|
|
1:2
|
690 (46.8)/588 (39.9)
|
106 (36.4)/84 (28.9)
|
|
1:3
|
448 (30.4)/497 (33.7)
|
78 (26.8)/91 (31.3)
|
|
1:4
|
100 (6.8)/128 (8.7)
|
31 (10.6)/41 (14.1)
|
|
1:5
|
79 (5.4)/73 (4.9)
|
27 (9.3)/25 (8.6)
|
|
> 1:5
|
91 (6.2)/132 (8.9)
|
27 (9.3)/32 (11.0)
|
|
Non-applicable
|
7 (0.3)/13 (0.9)
|
4 (1.4)/3 (0.9)
|
|
Total
|
1475 (100.0)/1475 (100.0)
|
291 (100.0)/291 (100.0)
|
|
Existence of daily multidisciplinary rounds in the ICU
|
n (%)
|
n (%)
|
|---|
| |
1363 (92.4)
|
267 (91.7)
|
|
Professionals participating in multidisciplinary rounds
|
|
Doctor
|
1463 (99.1)
|
287 (98.3)
|
|
Nurse
|
1308 (88,6)
|
261 (89.4)
|
|
Physical therapist
|
1045 (70.8)
|
223 (76.4)
|
|
Nutritionist
|
625 (42.3)
|
109 (37.3)
|
|
Pharmacist
|
463 (31.4)
|
93 (31.8)
|
- aMean (standard deviation); bmedian (interquartile ratio); cICU, intensive care unit; dp < 0.001
