Table 4. Knowledge of and source of information on chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction among medical professionals.
| Answer | Proportionb (%) | |
| Knowledge of CIPO | Do not know (DNK) | 37.0 |
| Know only disease name | 39.6 | |
| Source of information on CIPOa | Textbooks | 15.1 |
| Academic periodicals | 25.4 | |
| Other periodicals | 16.1 | |
| Advising doctor | 4.6 | |
| Internet | 4.1 | |
| Others | 6.7 | |
| Clinical experience of CIPO | Yes | 10.7 |
| Experience in detail | Confirmed cases | 6.1 |
| Probable cases | 2.6 | |
| Suspected cases | 2.0 | |
| Daily clinical practice | Not considering CIPO | 46.3 |
aDenominator of fractions does not include those who answered DNK to the survey item on “knowledge of CIPO”.
bWeighted proportions in population (n = 8830) based on answers from survey sample (n = 669).