| . | . | n (%) . |
|---|---|---|
| Position | doctor in training | 28 (7) |
| other | 12 (3) | |
| pharmacist | 48 (11.9) | |
| specialist in intensive care medicine | 314 (78.1) | |
| Experience in ICU | <5years | 74 (18.4) |
| 5–15 years | 186 (46.3) | |
| >15 years | 142 (35.3) | |
| Primary specialty | anaesthesiology | 121 (30.1) |
| intensive care | 165 (41) | |
| internal medicine | 55 (13.7) | |
| other | 51 (12.7) | |
| infectious diseases | 10 (2.5) | |
| Qualifications in infectious diseases | specialist in infectious diseases | 13 (3.2) |
| university degree in that field | 45 (11.2) | |
| none | 310 (77.1) | |
| other | 34 (8.5) | |
| Type of hospital | general | 132 (32.8) |
| university | 150 (37.3) | |
| university affiliated | 120 (29.9) | |
| Type of ICU | cardiac | 8 (2) |
| medical | 37 (9.2) | |
| medical–surgical | 318 (79.1) | |
| other | 17 (4.2) | |
| surgical | 22 (5.5) | |
| Open or closed ICU | closed | 269 (66.9) |
| open | 133 (33.1) | |
| Availability of a pharmacist | available in the ICU at least once a week | 39 (9.7) |
| available in the ICU every day | 169 (42) | |
| none | 111 (27.6) | |
| phone consultation | 83 (20.6) | |
| Written guidelines for antibiotic dosing? | no | 166 (41.4) |
| yes and scrupulously followed | 88 (21.9) | |
| yes, but not strictly followed | 147 (36.7) |
| . | . | n (%) . |
|---|---|---|
| Position | doctor in training | 28 (7) |
| other | 12 (3) | |
| pharmacist | 48 (11.9) | |
| specialist in intensive care medicine | 314 (78.1) | |
| Experience in ICU | <5years | 74 (18.4) |
| 5–15 years | 186 (46.3) | |
| >15 years | 142 (35.3) | |
| Primary specialty | anaesthesiology | 121 (30.1) |
| intensive care | 165 (41) | |
| internal medicine | 55 (13.7) | |
| other | 51 (12.7) | |
| infectious diseases | 10 (2.5) | |
| Qualifications in infectious diseases | specialist in infectious diseases | 13 (3.2) |
| university degree in that field | 45 (11.2) | |
| none | 310 (77.1) | |
| other | 34 (8.5) | |
| Type of hospital | general | 132 (32.8) |
| university | 150 (37.3) | |
| university affiliated | 120 (29.9) | |
| Type of ICU | cardiac | 8 (2) |
| medical | 37 (9.2) | |
| medical–surgical | 318 (79.1) | |
| other | 17 (4.2) | |
| surgical | 22 (5.5) | |
| Open or closed ICU | closed | 269 (66.9) |
| open | 133 (33.1) | |
| Availability of a pharmacist | available in the ICU at least once a week | 39 (9.7) |
| available in the ICU every day | 169 (42) | |
| none | 111 (27.6) | |
| phone consultation | 83 (20.6) | |
| Written guidelines for antibiotic dosing? | no | 166 (41.4) |
| yes and scrupulously followed | 88 (21.9) | |
| yes, but not strictly followed | 147 (36.7) |
| . | . | n (%) . |
|---|---|---|
| Position | doctor in training | 28 (7) |
| other | 12 (3) | |
| pharmacist | 48 (11.9) | |
| specialist in intensive care medicine | 314 (78.1) | |
| Experience in ICU | <5years | 74 (18.4) |
| 5–15 years | 186 (46.3) | |
| >15 years | 142 (35.3) | |
| Primary specialty | anaesthesiology | 121 (30.1) |
| intensive care | 165 (41) | |
| internal medicine | 55 (13.7) | |
| other | 51 (12.7) | |
| infectious diseases | 10 (2.5) | |
| Qualifications in infectious diseases | specialist in infectious diseases | 13 (3.2) |
| university degree in that field | 45 (11.2) | |
| none | 310 (77.1) | |
| other | 34 (8.5) | |
| Type of hospital | general | 132 (32.8) |
| university | 150 (37.3) | |
| university affiliated | 120 (29.9) | |
| Type of ICU | cardiac | 8 (2) |
| medical | 37 (9.2) | |
| medical–surgical | 318 (79.1) | |
| other | 17 (4.2) | |
| surgical | 22 (5.5) | |
| Open or closed ICU | closed | 269 (66.9) |
| open | 133 (33.1) | |
| Availability of a pharmacist | available in the ICU at least once a week | 39 (9.7) |
| available in the ICU every day | 169 (42) | |
| none | 111 (27.6) | |
| phone consultation | 83 (20.6) | |
| Written guidelines for antibiotic dosing? | no | 166 (41.4) |
| yes and scrupulously followed | 88 (21.9) | |
| yes, but not strictly followed | 147 (36.7) |
| . | . | n (%) . |
|---|---|---|
| Position | doctor in training | 28 (7) |
| other | 12 (3) | |
| pharmacist | 48 (11.9) | |
| specialist in intensive care medicine | 314 (78.1) | |
| Experience in ICU | <5years | 74 (18.4) |
| 5–15 years | 186 (46.3) | |
| >15 years | 142 (35.3) | |
| Primary specialty | anaesthesiology | 121 (30.1) |
| intensive care | 165 (41) | |
| internal medicine | 55 (13.7) | |
| other | 51 (12.7) | |
| infectious diseases | 10 (2.5) | |
| Qualifications in infectious diseases | specialist in infectious diseases | 13 (3.2) |
| university degree in that field | 45 (11.2) | |
| none | 310 (77.1) | |
| other | 34 (8.5) | |
| Type of hospital | general | 132 (32.8) |
| university | 150 (37.3) | |
| university affiliated | 120 (29.9) | |
| Type of ICU | cardiac | 8 (2) |
| medical | 37 (9.2) | |
| medical–surgical | 318 (79.1) | |
| other | 17 (4.2) | |
| surgical | 22 (5.5) | |
| Open or closed ICU | closed | 269 (66.9) |
| open | 133 (33.1) | |
| Availability of a pharmacist | available in the ICU at least once a week | 39 (9.7) |
| available in the ICU every day | 169 (42) | |
| none | 111 (27.6) | |
| phone consultation | 83 (20.6) | |
| Written guidelines for antibiotic dosing? | no | 166 (41.4) |
| yes and scrupulously followed | 88 (21.9) | |
| yes, but not strictly followed | 147 (36.7) |
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