Table 1.

Practice and training characteristics of nonhepatobiliary surgeons

Characteristic	No. (%) of respondents n = 34
Primary institution
Academic/university-affiliated hospital	15 (44)
Community hospital with residents	14 (41)
Community hospital without residents	5 (15)
Practice type
General surgery	18 (53)
Colorectal surgery	10 (29)
Surgical oncology	6 (12)
Fellowship training
Colorectal surgery	10 (29)
Surgical oncology	4 (12)
Trauma/critical care	6 (18)
Bariatrics, foregut and minimally invasive surgery	6 (18)
Other	3 (9)
No fellowship	5 (15)
% of practice focused on colorectal cancer
< 25	20 (59)
25–50	4 (12)
51–75	8 (24)
> 75	2 (6)
No. of surgeons performing colorectal surgery in institution
≤ 5	18 (53)
> 5	16 (47)
No. of colon cancer cases per year
≤ 10	13 (38)
> 10	21 (62)
No. of rectal cancer cases per year
≤ 10	22 (65)
> 10	12 (35)