Respiratory Virus-associated LRTI in ICU

Respiratory virus-associated lower respiratory tract infections in critically ill adult patients: a survey of knowledges and practices among European Intensivists.

In the field of lung infectious diseases, respiratory viruses, including influenza and non-influenza viruses, are of growing concern. Given the lack of guidance from both medical literature and academic clinical practice guidelines, it is likely that attitudes regarding the diagnosis and therapeutic management of respiratory virus-associated severe lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) vary widely among European intensivists.

The purpose of this survey is to provide data regarding the knowledge and the management of respiratory virus-associated severe LRTI by European intensivists. These data will guide future prospective studies aiming to better characterized the use and the impact of molecular diagnostic tests and the optimal therapeutic management of viruses-associated LRTI.

The survey begins with a quick characterization of your working environment. The following thirty questions will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Your responses will be kept confidential and no identifiable information will be collected. If you have any question about this survey please contact the Principal Investigator, Dr. Guillaume Voiriot (guillaume.voiriot@aphp.fr).

We thank you for your time and your support,

Sincerely yours,

Guillaume Voiriot, Quentin Philippot
Intensive Care Unit, Tenon Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

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* 1. In which country do you work?

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* 2. In which city do you work?

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* 3. In which type of hospital are you employed?

Teaching hospital

Non-teaching hospital

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* 4. Characteristics of your ICU?

Mixed

Medical

Surgical

Cardiac

Neurological

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Number of beds in your ICU?

< 15 beds

Between 15 and 25 beds

> 25 beds

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* 6. Approximate number of patients treated in your ICU per year?

< 500

500 to 1000

> 1000

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* 7. Do you have an intermediate care unit?
(an intermediate care unit is designed to care for patients whose illness is at a level of severity that is intermediate between that which requires ICU facilities and that which can be managed in a conventional ward)

Yes

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* 8. What is your primary specialism?

Intensive Care

Anaesthesiology

Pulmonology

Cardiology

Nephrology

Internal Medicine

Infectious diseases

Emergency care

Other (please specify)

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* 1. In which country do you work?

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* 2. In which city do you work?

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* 3. In which type of hospital are you employed?

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* 4. Characteristics of your ICU?

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* 5. Number of beds in your ICU?

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* 6. Approximate number of patients treated in your ICU per year?

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* 7. Do you have an intermediate care unit? (an intermediate care unit is designed to care for patients whose illness is at a level of severity that is intermediate between that which requires ICU facilities and that which can be managed in a conventional ward)

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* 8. What is your primary specialism?

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* 9. In which year did you get your qualification/specialty in intensive care medicine? (Year of qualification/specialty)

* 7. Do you have an intermediate care unit?
(an intermediate care unit is designed to care for patients whose illness is at a level of severity that is intermediate between that which requires ICU facilities and that which can be managed in a conventional ward)