Table 1.
Background characteristics of respondents.
| N = 919 (%) | |
|---|---|
| Years of experience as a physician | |
| 1–15 | 81 (8.8) |
| 16–20 | 121 (13.2) |
| 21–25 | 233 (25.4) |
| 26– | 484 (52.6) |
| Medical specialist | 894 (97.3) |
| Ph.D. degree | 778 (84.7) |
| Respondent's department | |
| Gastrointestinal surgery | 122 (13.3) |
| Dermatology/plastic surgery | 120 (13.1) |
| Otorhinolaryngology/oral oncology | 117 (12.7) |
| Gynecology | 97 (10.5) |
| Respiratory surgery | 93 (10.1) |
| Urology | 87 (9.5) |
| Breast surgery | 68 (7.4) |
| Orthopedics | 67 (7.3) |
| Hepatobiliary surgery | 61 (6.6) |
| Cardiac surgery | 20 (2.2) |
| Neurosurgery | 11 (1.2) |
| Others | 56 (6.1) |
| Percentage of surgical patients | Mean (SD) |
| < 65 years | 35.5 (21.7) |
| 65–74 years | 31.9 (13.2) |
| 75–84 years | 24.6 (13.5) |
| 85 < years | 8.1 (9.3) |