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. 2020 Jun 17;2(4):186–190. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2020.04.011

Table 1.

Baseline Demographics and Frequency of WALANT Procedures Among Active ASSH Members Responding to Survey

Baseline Demographics n (%)
Practice location, n (%)
 United States 692 (80)
 Canada 27 (3)
 International 146 (17)
 Did not answer 4 (<1)
Practice type, n (%)
 Academic 137 (16)
 Private practice with academic appointment 152 (17)
 Hospital employed–academic 97 (11)
 Hospital employed–nonacademic 77 (9)
 Private–group 303 (35)
 Private–solo 60 (7)
 Government 26 (3)
 Other 13 (2)
Years in practice, n (%)
 ≤5 182 (21)
 5–10 106 (12)
 11–20 208 (24)
 >20 369 (43)
Income structure, n (%)
 Salary without performance incentive 142 (16)
 Salary with performance incentive 221 (25)
 Relative value unit based 157 (18)
 Percentage of billing 44 (5)
 Percentage of collection 214 (25)
 Other 90 (10)
 Did not answer 1 (<1)
Cases/y, n (%)
 <200 119 (13)
 200–500 372 (43)
 >500 375 (43)
 Did not answer 3 (<1)
Completion of hand surgery fellowship, n (%) 842 (97)
Population in practice location, n (%)
 Urban 437 (50)
 Suburban 369 (42)
 Rural 62 (7)
 Did not answer 1 (<1)