Table 1 Background characteristics of respondents.
N = 919 (%) | |
|---|---|
Years of experience as a physician | |
1–15 | 81 (8.8) |
16–20 | 121 (13.2) |
21–25 | 233 (25.4) |
26– | 484 (52.6) |
Medical specialist | 894 (97.3) |
Ph.D. degree | 778 (84.7) |
Respondent's department | |
Gastrointestinal surgery | 122 (13.3) |
Dermatology/plastic surgery | 120 (13.1) |
Otorhinolaryngology/oral oncology | 117 (12.7) |
Gynecology | 97 (10.5) |
Respiratory surgery | 93 (10.1) |
Urology | 87 (9.5) |
Breast surgery | 68 (7.4) |
Orthopedics | 67 (7.3) |
Hepatobiliary surgery | 61 (6.6) |
Cardiac surgery | 20 (2.2) |
Neurosurgery | 11 (1.2) |
Others | 56 (6.1) |
Percentage of surgical patients | Mean (SD) |
< 65 years | 35.5 (21.7) |
65–74 years | 31.9 (13.2) |
75–84 years | 24.6 (13.5) |
85 < years | 8.1 (9.3) |
