Table 1.
Surgeons’ demographics and experience
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | |
| North America | 194 (39) |
| South America | 48 (10) |
| Europe | 170 (35) |
| Asia | 57 (12) |
| Australia and New Zealand | 17 (3) |
| Africa | 2 (< 1) |
| Gender | |
| Males | 401 (82) |
| Females | 91 (18) |
| Age group (years) | |
| < 30 | 2 (< 1) |
| 30–39 | 125 (25) |
| 40–49 | 149 (30) |
| 50–59 | 129 (26) |
| ≥ 60 | 87 (18) |
| Specialty | |
| Colorectal surgery | 414 (84) |
| General surgery | 78 (16) |
| Training level | |
| Consultant | 412 (84) |
| Fellow | 55 (11) |
| Resident | 25 (5) |
| Type of hospital | |
| Academic | 260 (53) |
| Non-academic teaching | 147 (30) |
| Non-teaching | 85 (17) |
| Participate in researcha | |
| Local investigator initiated | 409 (83) |
| Multicenter | 184 (37) |
| Industry sponsored | 93 (19) |
| Membership in scientific societiesa | |
| ASCRS | 304 (62) |
| No. of Americans (% total American respondents) | 228/242 (94) |
| ESCP | 161 (33) |
| No. of Europeans (% total European respondents) | 119/170 (70) |
| ACPGBI | 43 (9) |
| Othersb | 130 (26) |
| None | 8 (2) |
| Professional experience with AF management (years) | |
| > 20 | 167 (34) |
| 11–20 | 124 (25) |
| 6–10 | 124 (25) |
| 0–5 | 77 (16) |
| Personal experience in the last year (no. total cases) | |
| > 50 | 104 (21) |
| 41–50 | 45 (9) |
| 31–40 | 55 (11) |
| 21–30 | 123 (25) |
| 11–20 | 117 (24) |
| 1–10 | 45 (9) |
| None | 3 (1) |
| Personal experience in the last year (no. CD-related AF) | |
| > 30 | 32 (7) |
| 21–30 | 12 (2) |
| 11–20 | 67 (14) |
| 6–10 | 108 (22) |
| 1–5 | 207 (42) |
| None | 66 (13) |
AF anal fistula, CD Crohn’s disease, ASCRS American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, ESCP European Society of Coloproctology, ACPGBI Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
aMultiple answer question
bIncluded 37 further surgical societies worldwide