Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the 142 survey respondents (mean ± SD)
| Characteristics | n (%) |
| Male gender | 109 (76.8) |
| Age (yr) | 47.7 ± 9.1 |
| Years in practice | 17.5 ± 9.2 |
| Country | |
| Belgium | 25 (17.6) |
| Greece | 18 (12.7) |
| Italy | 18 (12.7) |
| France | 16 (11.3) |
| Spain | 10 (7.0) |
| Switzerland | 9 (6.3) |
| Other | 46 (32.4) |
| Main practice setting | |
| Private | 36 (25.4) |
| Community Hospital | 54 (38.0) |
| University Hospital | 52 (36.6) |
| No. of colonoscopies performed/year in the center | |
| < 500 | 7 (4.9) |
| 500-1000 | 40 (28.2) |
| 1000-1500 | 33 (23.2) |
| > 1500 | 62 (43.7) |
| Proportion of colonoscopies performed with propofol/general anesthesia | |
| < 20% | 74 (52.1) |
| 20%-39% | 4 (2.8) |
| 40%-59% | 0 |
| 60%-79% | 15 (10.6) |
| 80%-100% | 49 (34.5) |
| Main patient pattern | |
| Outpatients | 48 (33.8) |
| Inpatients | 5 (3.5) |
| Mixed | 89 (62.7) |