Table 1 Descriptive statistics about surgeons and institutions participating in the investigation
Item | Number of responses | % of total responses |
|---|---|---|
Participants | 650 | 100.00% |
Males | 531 | 81.69% |
Females | 118 | 18.15% |
Prefer not to answer | 1 | 0.15% |
Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|
Years of experience | 12.32 | 8.42 |
Minimum | 1 | |
Maximum | 36 |
Kind of institution | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
650 | 100.00% | |
Academic | 499 | 76.77% |
Non-academic | 151 | 23.23% |
Role/position | 650 | 100.00% |
|---|---|---|
Senior Consultant | 233 | 35.85% |
Board-certified surgeon | 179 | 27.54% |
Resident | 124 | 19.08% |
Division chief or head | 114 | 17.54% |
Part of an emergency surgery team | 650 | 100.00% |
|---|---|---|
Yes | 540 | 83.08% |
No | 110 | 16.92% |