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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the survey population (n = 287)

From: Management of decision of withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatments in French EDs

 

Medical (n = 102)

Nurse (n = 143)

Nurse ‘s aide (n = 42)

Demography

 Age in years, median [Q1; Q3]

36 [30.25; 43.5]

34 [28; 40]

40 [30; 47]

 Male, n (%)

55 (53.92%)

31 (21.68%)

18 (42.86%)

Hospital Center

 University, n (%)

49 (48.04%)

58 (40.56%)

28 (66.67%)

 General, n (%)

53 (51.96%)

85 (59.44%)

14 (33.33%)

Services

 Emergency department, n (%)

97 (95.10%)

140 (97.90%)

40 (95.24%)

  Experience in years, median [Q1; Q3]

5 [2; 14]

5 [2; 10]

6.5 [4; 10.75]

 Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU), n (%)

56 (54.90%)

44 (30.77%)

0 (0%)

 Medical dispatch center, n (%)

22 (21.57%)

4 (2.80%)

1 (2.38%)

 Intensive care unit, n (%)

4 (3.92%)

5 (3.50%)

3 (7.14%)

 General medicine, n (%)

14 (13.73%)

5 (3.50%)

1 (2.38%)