Table 1.

Demographic data and respondents’ professional details

		n (=111)	%
	Type of institution
	University medical centre	24	21.6
	Hospital in capital	30	27.1
	County hospital	44	39.6
	Other hospitals	13	11.7
	Respondents’ post
	Specialist candidate (trainees)	22	19.8
	Specialist	58	52.3
	Chief medical officer	31	27.9
	Length of practice in anaesthesia
	< 5 yrs	20	18.0
	5 – 10 yrs	21	18.9
	> 10 yrs	70	63.1
	The annual number of major abdominal surgery per centre
	< 100	6	5.4
	100 – 200	11	9.9
	200 – 300	22	19.8
	300 – 400	12	10.8
	> 400	60	54.1

Data are expressed as the number and percentage of respondents