Construction of cough reflex intensity score for critically ill patients based on the Delphi method

Yong-kai Li, Yang Liu, Wen-bin Jia, Jian-zhong Yang, Jun Xu

Table 1. Basic information about recruited experts

Variables Number Percentage Age, years 30-40 9 30.0 41-50 14 46.7 >51 7 23.3 Gender Male 22 73.3 Female 8 26.7 Education Bachelor 7 23.3 Master 7 23.3 Doctor 16 53.3 Working experience, years 10-21 16 53.3 21-31 8 26.7 31-37 6 20.0 Professional title Attending physician 3 10.0 Associate chief physician 8 26.7 Chief physician 19 63.3 Specialties Emergency medicine 26 86.7 Intensive care medicine 4 13.3 Other related specialties 0 0