Table 1.
The characteristics of the participants
| Parameter | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Type of institution | |
| University hospital | 162 (65.6) |
| District general hospital | 42 (17.0) |
| General practice | 13 (5.3) |
| Private practice | 23 (9.3) |
| Other | 15 (6.1) |
| Cancer centre | 9 (3.6) |
| Specialist hospital | 4 (1.6) |
| Nursing home | 1 (0.4) |
| Medical supplier | 1 (0.4) |
| Certified cancer centre | |
| Yes | 163 (66.8) |
| No | 81 (33.2) |
| Level of ICU | |
| ICU with cardiopulmonary support | 188 (76.1) |
| ICU with ECMO support | 54 (21.9) |
| Intermediate care unit | 52 (21.1) |
| None | 5 (2.0) |
| Ovarian cancer cases treated yearly | |
| 1–10 | 38 (16.2) |
| 10–20 | 36 (15.3) |
| 20–30 | 44 (18.7) |
| > 30 | 117 (49.8) |
| Cervical cancer cases treated yearly | |
| 1–10 | 62 (26.5) |
| 10–20 | 62 (26.5) |
| 20–30 | 35 (15.0) |
| > 30 | 75 (32.1) |
| Endometrial cancer cases treated yearly | |
| 1–10 | 22 (9.4) |
| 10–20 | 29 (12.4) |
| 20–30 | 45 (19.2) |
| > 30 | 138 (59.0) |
| Perform elective surgery | |
| Yes | 155 (62.8) |
| No | 66 (26.7) |
| NA | 26 (10.5) |
| Type of elective surgeries performed | |
| Gynaecological cancer surgery | 132 (96.4) |
| Benign surgery | 5 (3.6) |
| Cases for gynaecological cancer surgery | |
| Curative | 121 (49.0) |
| Palliative | 39 (15.8) |
| Emergency | 105 (42.5) |
| All indications | 80 (32.4) |
| Diagnostic | 1 (0.4) |
| None | 1 (0.4) |
| Running clinics | |
| Gynaecological oncology | 134 (54.3) |
| Second opinion | 46 (18.6) |
| Follow-up | 57 (23.1) |
| Therapy monitoring | 54 (21.9) |
| Other | 4 (1.6) |
| Colposcopy | 2 (0.8) |
| Urgent appointments | 1 (0.4) |
| Breaking bad news | 1 (0.4) |
ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ICU intensive care unit, NA not announced