Minimally Invasive Surgery / 2016 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Association between Fellowship Training, Surgical Volume, and Laparoscopic Suturing Techniques among Members of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Table 1 Demographics of study participants.
Non-fellowship trained FMIGS Gynecologic Oncology FMPRS REI value Male 171 (78%) 41 (55%) 10 (77%) 5 (56%) 14 (100%) <0.001 Female 48 (22%) 33 (45%) 3 (23%) 4 (44%) 0 (0%) Age 25–34 9 (4%) 11 (15%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) <0.001 35–44 49 (22%) 37 (50%) 3 (13%) 4 (40%) 3 (21%) 45–55 65 (30%) 19 (26%) 6 (46%) 3 (30%) 2 (14%) >55 96 (44%) 7 (10%) 4 (31%) 3 (30%) 9 (65%) Geographical location US 146 (68%) 38 (52%) 6 (50%) 6 (60%) 7 (54%) 0.10 International 69 (32%) 35 (48%) 6 (50%) 4 (40%) 6 (46%) Practice type Academic practice 54 (25%) 33 (45%) 9 (69%) 5 (50%) 5 (36%) <0.001 Private practice 165 (75%) 41 (55%) 4 (31%) 5 (50%) 9 (64%)