Table 3.

Frequency of Appearance of Discussion Topics

Discussion Topic	Resident/Senior Surgeon	Junior Surgeon	Senior Surgeon	Very Senior Surgeon	Total
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE					76
Positioning of patient	-	1	1	-	2
Positioning of assistants	-	1	2	-	3
Positioning of retractors	3	6	2	3	14
Incision	4	4	1	2	11
Exposure	7	15	-	10	32
Failure to progress	3	4	6	1	14
TEACHING RESIDENTS	1	-	6	8	15

Note: Numbers represent instances, e.g. 10 separate discussions occurred about exposure in the very senior surgeon’s session.