Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Participating Surgeons.
| Characteristic | No. (%) (Nā=ā523) |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 53 (10) |
| Female sex | 113 (21.6) |
| Time in practice, mean (SD), y | 20 (10) |
| Primary practice setting | |
| University hospital | 130 (24.9) |
| Community hospital | 234 (44.7) |
| Community hospital, university-affiliated | 123 (23.5) |
| Othera | 30 (5.7) |
| Surgical specialty | |
| General surgery | 303 (57.9) |
| Vascular or wound Surgery | 73 (14.0) |
| Surgical oncology | 51 (9.8) |
| Colorectal surgery | 33 (6.3) |
| Trauma surgery | 17 (3.3) |
| Transplant surgery | 10 (1.9) |
| Otherb | 35 (6.7) |
| Primarily elective practice | 463 (88.5) |
| English as primary language | 501 (95.8) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 429 (82.0) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 30 (5.7) |
| Hispanic, Latino/a, of Spanish origin | 29 (5.5) |
| Black | 13 (2.5) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 (0.4) |
| Prefer not to respond | 21 (4.0) |
| Time of first postoperative follow-up | |
| 1 wk | 215 (41.1) |
| 2 wk | 246 (47.0) |
| ā„3 wk | 60 (11.5) |
| No scheduled visits | 2 (0.4) |
| No. of surgical site infections seen per month, median (IQR) [absolute range] | 1 (1-2) [0-25] |
| No. of wound photographs seen per month, median (IQR) [absolute range] | 1 (0-3) [0-110] |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.
Veterans Affairs hospital (6); military hospital (1); academic public hospital (1), government hospital (1), or Indian Health Service (2); nonuniversity academic tertiary care (2); private office (3); retired (2); critical access hospital (1), rural hospital (1), nursing home or long-term acute care (1), large academic multispecialty clinic (1), wound care (1), or not specified (7).
Bariatric (4), breast (2), burn (1), cardiothoracic (3), chronic orofacial pain (1), endocrine (1), gynecologic oncology (6), obstetrics and gynecology (1), surgical critical care (4), oral and maxillofacial surgery (1), ophthalmology (1), orthopedic trauma (1), plastic and reconstructive surgery (2), urgent care (2), urology (1), wound care and vascular (1), wound care (2), pancreas or hepatobiliary (1), or pediatric surgery (1).