Table 1 General characteristics of participants

General information

World region of responders

Europe

Australia

South America

India

Indonesia

Arabic countries

North America

128 (87.1%)

1 (0,7%)

5 (3,4%)

7 (4,8%)

1 (0,7%)

2 (1,4%)

3 (2%)

Type of institution:

Academic/teaching hospital

District Hospital

Non-teaching hospital

Private non-academic hospital

128 (83,1%)

3 (1,9%)

19 (12,3%)

4 (2,6%)

Number of beds in your institution:

 < 250

250–500

500–750

750–1000

 > 1000

14 (9,1%)

27 (17,5%)

33 (21,4%)

37 (24%)

43 (28%)

Catchment area population:

 < 100,000

100,000–250,000

250,000–500,000

500,000–750,000

750,000–1,000,000

 > 1,000,000

9 (5,8%)

24 (15,6%)

29 (18,8%)

30 (19,5%)

18 (11,7%)

44 (28,6%)

Are you a center for neurocritical care?

Yes

No

121 (78,6%)

33 (21,4%)

Critically ill neuroscience patients are generally admitted to:

Medical ICU

Mixed general-neurocritical care unit

Specialist neurocritical care unit

Surgical ICU

Other

14 (9,1%)

82 (53,2%)

45 (29,2%)

8 (5,2%)

5 (3,2%)

Number of acute ischemic stroke patients admitted to ICU /year:

Less than 5

5 to 10

10 to 20

20–30

 > 30

3 (1,9%)

20 (13%)

39 (25,3%)

22 (14,3%)

70 (45,5%)

Number of acute hemorrhagic stroke patients admitted to ICU /year:

Less than 5

5 to 10

10 to 20

20–30

 > 30

5 (3,2%)

17 (11%)

30 (19,5%)

31 (20,1%)

71 (46,1%)

Number of subarachnoid hemorrhage patients admitted to ICU /year:

Less than 5

5 to 10

10 to 20

20–30

 > 30

8 (5,2%)

20 (13%)

27 (17,5%)

14 (9,1%)

85 (55,2%)

Medical staffing of Neurocritical care unit/ICU admitting neurocritical care patients:

Anesthetist intensivist

General/respiratory medicine Intensivist

Neurologist Intensivist

Neurosurgeon Intensivist

Other

86 (55,8%)

35 (22,7%)

17 (11%)

2 (1,3%)

14 (9,1%)

Medical staff present 24/7:

Qualified specialist

Fellow

Trainee

Specialist nurse

Telepresence

Other

None

134 (39%)

69 (20%)

68 (20%)

64 (19%)

5 (2%)

6 (2%)

0