Table 1

The characteristics of the expert panel in the Delphi (first round)

	Number of experts (N=269)	Proportion of experts (%)*
Resource setting*
High-income country	139	52
Middle-income country	115	43
Low-income country	177	66
Do not know	2	1
Clinical setting*
General ward	153	57
Emergency unit	179	67
High dependency unit	153	57
Intensive care unit	232	86
Operating theatre	102	38
Other	15	6
Specialty*
Emergency care	93	35
Intensive care	190	71
Anaesthesia	59	22
Medicine	39	15
Surgery	20	7
Paediatrics	47	17
Obstetrics/gynaecology	13	5
Other	25	9
Profession*
Doctor	212	79
Nurse	40	15
Midwife	6	2
Clinical officer	9	3
Other	17	6
Gender*
Female	102	38
Male	165	62

*As the experts were asked to select all that apply, the sum of the percentages may exceed 100.