Table 2.
Respondents' and hospital characteristics
| Variable | N | Value |
| Professional discipline of respondents, % | 174 | |
| Anaesthesiologists | 84 | 48 |
| Surgical oncologists | 56 | 32 |
| Breast care nurses | 34 | 20 |
| Age, years | 169 | 47 ± 8 (26–63) |
| Sex, % male | 170 | 62 |
| Work experience, years | 157 | 13 ± 9 (0–32) |
| Employment, % | 133* | |
| Salaried | 57 | 43 |
| Partnership | 73 | 55 |
| Both | 3 | 2 |
| Presence of an outpatient breast clinic, % | 163 | 96 |
| Availability of breast care nurses, fulltime equivalent | 88 | 2.1 ± 1.4 (0–8) |
| Setting, % | 96 | |
| Ambulatory | 25 | |
| 24-hour stay | 27 | |
| Admission (> 24 hours) | 48 | |
| Presence of a day surgery unit, % | 168 | 94 |
*Question not applicable to breast care nurses.