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Table 1 Respondents and ICUs Characteristics

From: Daily routine versus on-demand chest radiograph policy and practice in adult ICU patients- clinicians’ perspective

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)