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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants and their institutions

From: Current status of palliative care delivery and self-reported practice in ICUs in Japan: a nationwide cross-sectional survey of physician directors

 

n = 413

 

n

%

(95% CI)

Age

 Mean (± SD)

50.7 (± 8.4)

 

 30–39 years

44

11

(8–14)

 40–49 years

130

31

(27–36)

 50–59 years

173

42

(37–47)

 ≥60 years

60

15

(11–18)

Years since receiving a medical license

 Mean (± SD)

25.2 (± 8.3)

 

 ≤9 years

9

2

(1–4)

 10–19 years

96

23

(19–28)

 20–29 years

155

38

(33–42)

 ≥30 years

134

32

(28–37)

Years practicing in ICU

 Mean (± SD)

14.5 (± 9.0)

 

 ≤9 years

125

30

(26–35)

 10–19 years

158

38

(34–43)

 20–29 years

85

21

(17–25)

 ≥30 years

33

8

(6–11)

Number of beds in the hospital, where the ICU is

 ≤300 beds

41

10

(7–13)

 301–500 beds

142

34

(30–39)

 501–750 beds

140

34

(30–39)

 751–1000 beds

66

16

(13–20)

 ≥1001 beds

20

5

(3–7)

Type of ICU

 General ICU

239

58

(53–63)

 Emergency medicine ICU

122

30

(25–34)

 Cardiac ICU

22

5

(4–8)

 Surgical ICU

20

5

(3–7)

 Medical ICU

4

1

(0–2)

 Others

4

1

(0–2)

 Neurosurgical ICU

0

0

(0–1)

  1. Percentages do not add up to 100% due to missing values
  2. CI confidence interval
  3. SD standard deviation
  4. ICU intensive care unit