Structure and concept of ICU rounds: the VIS-ITS survey.

Objective: To gather data about structural and procedural characteristics of patient rounds in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting.

Design: A structured online survey was offered to members of two German intensive care medicine societies.

Measurements And Main Results: Intensivists representing 390 German ICUs participated in this study (university hospitals 25%, tertiary hospitals 23%, secondary hospitals 36%, primary hospitals 16%).