Table I.
Surgeon characteristics
| Characteristic | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 165 (83%) |
| Female | 7 (4%) |
| Missing | 27 (13%) |
| Practice setting | |
| Academic | 73 (37%) |
| Private | 95 (48%) |
| Missing | 31 (15%) |
| Age group | |
| <40 y | 22 (11%) |
| 40-50 y | 52 (26%) |
| 51-60 y | 63 (32%) |
| 61-70 y | 27 (14%) |
| >70 y | 10 (5%) |
| Missing | 25 (12%) |
| Years in practice | |
| 1-5 | 27 (13%) |
| 6-10 | 17 (9%) |
| 11-20 | 49 (25%) |
| 21-30 | 48 (24%) |
| >30 | 33 (17%) |
| Missing | 25 (12%) |
| Majority surgery performed | |
| Open | 63 (32%) |
| EVAR | 93 (47%) |
| Equal open and EVAR | 22 (11%) |
| Missing | 21 (10%) |
| Malpractice climate | |
| Crisis state | 94 (47%) |
| Non-crisis state | 75 (38%) |
| Missing | 30 (15%) |
| Approach when patients are candidates for both, procedures | |
| Discuss both, ask which patient prefers | 62 (31%) |
| Discuss both, recommend one | 111 (56%) |
| Recommend one without discussing both | 1 (1%) |
| Missing | 25 (12%) |
EVAR, Endovascular repair.