Table I.
Demographics across 6 geographical regions (N = 1,051 global respondents)
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N = 1,051 (100%) |
Asia 218 (20.7) |
Europe 603 (57.4) |
N America 120 (11.4) |
S America 68 (6.5) |
Africa 27 (2.6) |
Oceania 15 (1.4) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||||
| Males | 827 (78.7) | 183 (83.9) | 459 (76.1) | 93 (77.5) | 56 (82.4) | 24 (88.9) | 12 (80.0) |
| Females | 224 (21.3) | 35 (16.1) | 144 (23.9) | 27 (22.5) | 12 (17.6) | 3 (11.1) | 3 (20.0) |
| Type of hospital | |||||||
| Academic | 642 (61.1) | 165 (75.7) | 337 (55.9) | 57 (47.5) | 52 (76.5) | 23 (85.2) | 8 (53.3) |
| Nonacademic teaching | 312 (29.7) | 34 (15.6) | 213 (35.3) | 46 (38.3) | 14 (20.6) | 0.0 (0) | 5 (33.4) |
| Nonteaching | 97 (9.2) | 19 (8.7) | 53 (8.8) | 17 (14.2) | 2 (2.9) | 4 (14.8) | 2 (13.3) |
| Number of beds | |||||||
| ≤250 | 113 (10.8) | 19 (8.7) | 55 (9.5) | 17 (14.2) | 12 (17.6) | 8 (29.6) | 2 (13.3) |
| 251–750 | 535 (50.9) | 80 (36.7) | 322 (53.3) | 74 (61.7) | 47 (69.2) | 4 (14.8) | 8 (53.3) |
| 751–1,250 | 242 (23.0) | 66 (30.3) | 136 (21.8) | 22 (18.3) | 6 (8.8) | 8 (29.6) | 4 (26.7) |
| >1,250 | 161 (15.3) | 53 (24.3) | 90 (15.4) | 7 (5.8) | 3 (4.4) | 7 (26.0) | 1 (6.7) |
| Type of division | |||||||
| Colorectal | 248 (23.7) | 60 (27.5) | 111 (18.4) | 42 (35.0) | 19 (27.9) | 11 (40.7) | 5 (33.4) |
| General surgery | 803 (76.3) | 158 (72.5) | 492 (81.6) | 78 (65.0) | 49 (72.1) | 16 (59.3) | 10 (66.6) |
| Annual number of colon cancer surgery | |||||||
| ≤50 | 223 (21.2) | 52 (23.8) | 111 (18.4) | 26 (21.7) | 19 (27.9) | 13 (48.2) | 2 (13.3) |
| 51–150 | 516 (49.1) | 81 (37.2) | 334 (55.4) | 51 (42.5) | 34 (50.0) | 9 (33.3) | 7 (46.7) |
| >150 | 312 (29.7) | 85 (39.0) | 158 (26.2) | 43 (35.8) | 15 (22.1) | 5 (18.5) | 6 (40.0) |
| Laparoscopy (%) | |||||||
| <25 | 221 (21.0) | 78 (35.8) | 89 (14.8) | 18 (15.0) | 22 (32.4) | 14 (51.9) | 0 (0) |
| 25–50 | 172 (16.4) | 45 (20.6) | 86 (14.3) | 17 (14.2) | 17 (25.0) | 4 (14.8) | 3 (20.0) |
| 50–75 | 286 (27.2) | 37 (17.0) | 194 (32.2) | 32 (26.6) | 7 (10.2) | 7 (25.9) | 9 (60.0) |
| >75 | 372 (35.4) | 58 (26.6) | 234 (38.8) | 53 (44.2) | 22 (32.4) | 2 (7.4) | 3 (20.0) |
| Annual number of rectal cancer surgery | |||||||
| ≤50 | 720 (68.5) | 106 (48.6) | 455 (75.5) | 75 (62.5) | 51 (75.0) | 23 (85.2) | 10 (66.6) |
| 51–150 | 252 (24.0) | 73 (33.5) | 125 (20.7) | 36 (30.0) | 12 (17.6) | 2 (7.4) | 4 (26.7) |
| >150 | 79 (7.5) | 39 (17.9) | 23 (3.8) | 9 (7.5) | 5 (7.4) | 2 (7.4) | 1 (6.7) |
| Laparoscopy (%) | |||||||
| <25 | 277 (26.4) | 81 (37.2) | 123 (20.4) | 21 (17.5) | 32 (47.1) | 15 (57.6) | 5 (33.4) |
| 25–50 | 171 (16.3) | 42 (19.3) | 92 (15.3) | 26 (21.7) | 6 (8.8) | 2 (7.4) | 3 (20.0) |
| 50–75 | 239 (22.7) | 30 (13.8) | 166 (27.5) | 25 (20.8) | 7 (10.2) | 7 (25.9) | 4 (26.6) |
| >75 | 364 (34.6) | 65 (29.7) | 222 (36.8) | 48 (40.0) | 23 (33.9) | 3 (11.1) | 3 (20.0) |
| Long-course CRT-surgery interval | |||||||
| ≤8 | 271 (25.8) | 62 (28.4) | 172 (28.5) | 19 (15.7) | 6 (8.8) | 11 (40.7) | 1 (6.7) |
| 8–12 | 743 (70.7) | 152 (69.7) | 407 (67.5) | 100 (83.4) | 54 (79.4) | 16 (59.3) | 14 (93.3) |
| >12 | 37 (3.5) | 4 (1.9) | 24 (4.0) | 1 (0.9) | 8 (11.8) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) |