Table 2.
Basic characteristics of survey respondents
| Northern Europe n = 55 | Eastern Europe n = 57 | Southern Europe n = 105 | Western Europe n = 257 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 474 | ||||||
| For how many years have you been working in the field of Anaesthesiology? | < 3 years | 5.5% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 7.0% | 6.5% |
| 4–6 years | 14.5% | 17.5% | 19.0% | 14.4% | 15.8% | |
| 7–9 years | 9.1% | 21.1% | 13.3% | 8.9% | 11.4% | |
| 10–19 years | 40.0% | 24.6% | 30.5% | 33.1% | 32.3% | |
| > 20 years | 30.9% | 31.6% | 30.5% | 36.6% | 34.0% | |
| What is your hospital’s level of care? | University hospital | 76.4% | 57.9% | 61.0% | 42.8% | 52.5% |
| Maximum care | 14.5% | 21.1% | 24.8% | 29.6% | 25.7% | |
| Extended care | 7.3% | 12.3% | 11.4% | 22.6% | 17.1% | |
| Basic care | 0.0% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 2.5% | |
| Specialized clinic for thoracic surgery | 1.8% | 7.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | |
| How many intrathoracic (non-cardiosurgical) operations are performed at your hospital per month? | 1–5/month | 14.5% | 26.3% | 18.1% | 14.0% | 16.5% |
| 6–10/month | 9.1% | 8.8% | 24.8% | 20.2% | 18.6% | |
| 11–50/month | 54.5% | 38.6% | 40.0% | 49.4% | 46.6% | |
| > 50/month | 21.8% | 26.3% | 17.1% | 16.3% | 18.4% | |