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Table 4 General characteristics of participants

From: National hospital quality measures for surgical site infections in South Korea: a survey among 20 expert physicians

Variables

Survey 1

Survey 2

N (%)

Total

16 (100)

15 (100)

Gender

Male

14 (87.5)

13 (86.7)

Female

2 (12.5)

2 (13.3)

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

48.5 (5.57)

48.1 (5.48)

40s

9 (56.3)

9 (60.0)

50s

6 (37.5)

6 (40.0)

60s

1 (6.3)

0

Experience (years)

Mean (SD)

21.13 (7.45)

20.67 (7.47)

10 ~ 19

5 (31.3)

5 (33.3)

20 ~ 29

9 (56.3)

8 (53.3)

30 ~ 39

2 (12.5)

2 (13.3)

Department

Orthopedics

4 (25.0)

4 (26.7)

General Surgery

3 (18.8)

3 (20.0)

Infectious Disease

2 (12.5)

2 (13.3)

Cardiothoracic Surgery

2 (12.5)

2 (13.3)

Others a)

5 (31.3)

4 (26.7)

  1. Note. a) Endocrine Surgery, Urology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Ear-nose-and-throat department