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%)