Table 2.
Demographics of the respondents (N=173).
| Demographics | n (%) | |
| Years working as a neurosurgeon |
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1-5 | 30 (17.3) |
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|
5-10 | 46 (26.6) |
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|
10-15 | 38 (22.0) |
|
|
15-20 | 13 (7.5) |
|
|
20-25 | 13 (7.5) |
|
|
25-30 | 16 (9.3) |
|
|
>30 | 17 (9.8) |
| Academic qualificationsa |
|
|
|
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Yesb | 99 (57.2) |
|
|
Professor | 28 (23.0) |
|
|
PhD | 67 (54.9) |
|
|
MSPH | 2 (1.6) |
|
|
MPH | 5 (4.1) |
|
|
Other | 20 (16.4) |
| Subspecialty |
|
|
|
|
Yesc | 170 (98.3) |
|
|
Neurocritical care | 62 (11.7) |
|
|
Cerebrovascular neurosurgery | 70 (13.2) |
|
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Neuroendovascular surgery | 14 (2.6) |
|
|
Spinal neurosurgery | 121 (22.9) |
|
|
Neurosurgical oncology | 125 (23.6) |
|
|
Pediatric neurosurgery | 57 (10.8) |
|
|
Peripheral nerve neurosurgery | 35 (6.6) |
|
|
Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery | 30 (5.7) |
|
|
Other | 15 (2.8) |
aPhD: Doctor of Philosophy; MPH: Master of Public Health; MSPH: Master of Science in Public Health.
b28.6% of the neurosurgeons who answered “yes” had more than one academic qualification, with a mean of 1.2 per person (95% CI 1.11-1.29).
c85.9% of the neurosurgeons who answered “yes” had more than one subspecialty, with a mean of 3.2 per person (95% CI 2.97-3.43).