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Table 1 Demographics of respondents and their centers (N = 83 participants)

From: Withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments in intensive care units in Lebanon: a cross-sectional survey of intensivists and interviews of professional societies, legal and religious leaders

Characteristics

n*

(%)**

Gender

 Male

51

61

 Female

32

39

Age, years

  < 30

3

4

 30–39

37

45

 40–49

22

27

 50–59

16

19

  ≥ 60

5

6

Religion

 Christian

57

68

 Muslim

18

22

 Druze

1

1

 Atheist

7

8

Type of Hospital

 University

49

59

 Non-university

13

16

 Private

36

43

 Public

2

2

Size of hospital, No. of beds

  < 200

34

41

 200–399

39

47

  ≥ 400

10

12

Location of hospital

 Beirut

39

47

 Mount Lebanon

23

28

 North Lebanon

11

13

 South Lebanon

6

7

 Bekaa

3

4

Numbers of years of practice, years

  < 5

21

25

 5–9

26

31

 10–19

18

22

  ≥ 20

18

22

Specialty

 CCM & Anesthesia

52

63

 CCM & Pulmonary Medicine

28

34

 CCM & Other

3

3

Fellowship Program Abroad

 Yes

70

84

 No

13

16

Average working time in ICU

 Permanently

11

13

  ≥ 50%

30

36

  < 50%

42

51

Type of ICU

 Mixed Adult ICU

51

61

 Surgical Adult ICU

18

22

 Medical Adult ICU

12

14

Size of ICU, No. of beds

  < 5

5

6

 5–9

59

71

  ≥ 10

18

22

  1. (Abbreviation: CCM Critical Care Medicine, ICU Intensive Care Unit)
  2. (*Different n due to missing data)
  3. (**Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding)