Table 1.

Survey Respondents (N=912)

	No. (%)
Male gender	850 (94)
Specialty
Vascular	327 (36)
Neurological	273 (30)
Cardiothoracic	312 (34)
Practice setting
Private practice	376 (42)
Academic practice	328 (37)
Private practice with academic affiliation	182 (20)
Other	8 (1)
Years in practice
<10	187 (22)
11-20	208 (25)
21-30	229 (27)
>30	216 (26)
Number of high risk operations performed each month
0	34 (4)
1 – 5	311 (34)
6 – 10	256 (31)
11+	238 (29)
Model of ICU Care
Closed	96 (11)
Open	277 (32)
Mixed	500 (57)
Other	4 (0.5)