Background characteristics | N (%) |
---|---|
Age (Means ± SD) | 35 ± 8 years |
Gender | |
Male | 160 (32.3) |
Female | 330 (66.6) |
Missing | 5 (1.1) |
Nationality | |
Saudi | 72 (14.5) |
Western | 15 (3) |
Middle Eastern | 44 (8.9) |
Asian | 294 (59.3) |
European | 27 5.5) |
African | 19 (3.9) |
Missing | 24 (4.9) |
Workplace | |
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs | 193 (38.9) |
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center | 62 (12.5) |
King Fahd Medical City | 2 (0.5) |
Prince Sultan Medical Military City | 49 (9.9) |
Security Forces Hospital | 49 (9.9) |
King Saud Medical City | 25 (5.1) |
Other | 115 (23.2) |
Education level | |
Diploma | 84 (16.9) |
Bachelor | 323 (65.2) |
Master | 33 (6.7) |
PhD | 37 (7.5) |
MBBs | 16 (3.2) |
Missing | 2 (0.5) |
General Work Experience | |
1–5 Years | 141 (28.4) |
6–10 Years | 179 (36.1) |
11–15 Years | 89 (18) |
> 15 Years | 87 (17.5) |
Work Experience in ICU Units | |
Less than 6 months | 30 (6.1) |
More than 6 months | 457 (92.3) |
Missing | 8 (1.6) |
Previous employment/training | |
Saudi Arabia | 161 (32.5) |
North America | 27 (5.4) |
Middle East | 42 (8.5) |
Asia | 180 (36.3) |
Europe | 29 (5.8) |
South African | 11 (2.2) |
Others | 41 (8.3) |
Missing | 4 (1.0) |
Current Position | |
Consultant | 32 (6.5) |
Associate Consultant | 5 (1.0) |
Assistant Consultant | 8 (1.6) |
Staff Physician | 19 (3.8) |
Fellow | 4 (0.8) |
Resident | 14 (2.8) |
Respiratory Therapist | 60 (12.1) |
Nurse | 353 (71.4) |
ICU characteristics | N (%) |
Number of ICU –beds available for mechanical ventilation | |
< 5 | 16 (3.2) |
5–15 | 116 (23.6) |
16–20 | 107 (21.6) |
> 20 | 254 (51.2) |
Missing | 2 (0.4) |
Type of hospital | |
Academic | 351 (70.9) |
Non-academic | 119 (24.0) |
Missing | 25 (5.1) |
Number of staff under training for intensivists | |
None | 97 (19.6) |
1–4 | 185 (37.3) |
> 4 | 158 (32) |
Missing | 56 (11.1) |
Type of ICU | |
Closed format | 232 (46.9) |
Open format | 247 (49.9) |
Missing | 16 (3.2) |