Table 2.

Work Characteristics of Respondents.

Thoracic Surgeons, N = 28	n (%)
State of practice
Victoria	16 (61.5%)
New South Wales	2 (7.7%)
South Australia	0 (0%)
Western Australia	2 (7.7%)
Queensland	2 (7.7%)
Northern Territory	0 (0%)
Tasmania	1 (3.9%)
Australian Capital Territory	0 (0%)
New Zealand	0 (0%)
Clinical caseload
Cardiac + thoracic	20 (76.9%)
Thoracic only	6 (23%)
Public versus private
Public	11 (42.3%)
Private	1 (3.9%)
Combination	14 (53.9%)
Dedicated thoracic unit
Yes	10 (40%)
No	15 (60%)
Average waiting period (diagnosis to surgery)
10 days	5 (19.2%)
20 days	10 (38.5%)
30 days	6 (23%)
40 days	3 (11.5%)
50 days	1 (3.9%)