Table 1.
Demographic data of the included respondents (n=188)
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Current profession | |
| Adult urology | 178 (94.7) |
| Urology resident/fellow | 10 (5.3) |
| Years in practice | |
| 0–5 | 52 (27.7) |
| 6–10 | 38 (20.2) |
| 11–15 | 24 (12.8) |
| >15 | 72 (38.3) |
| Practice under supervision | 2 (1.1) |
| Fellowship training | |
| Urologic oncology | 48 (25.5) |
| Endourology/minimally invasive surgery | 43 (22.9) |
| Other fellowship | 27 (14.4) |
| No fellowship training | 70 (37.2) |
| Type of practice | |
| Academic hospital | 69 (36.7) |
| University-affiliated hospital | 44 (23.4) |
| Community or rural hospital | 75 (39.9) |
| Annual number of new SRMs consultation, mean ± SD | 26±27 |
| 1–10 | 40±21.3 |
| 11–20 | 61±32.4 |
| 21–30 | 45±23.9 |
| >30 | 42±22.3 |
SD: standard deviation; SRMs: small renal masses.