Table 2

Barriers to routine advanced MIS by surgeons’ volume of laparoscopic colorectal procedures

Potential barrierRespondents, %*p value
High annual volume†Low annual volume
OR access63.648.7NS
Resources/equipment54.543.4NS
Expert mentor047.00.002
Volume9.132.9NS
Assistant45.516.80.06
Remuneration36.416.1NS
Courses9.117.4NS
Nursing9.112.0NS
Privileges08.1NS

  • MIS = minimally invasive surgery; OR = operating room; NS = not statistically significant.

  • ↵* The numbers represent the percentage of respondents who believe the potential barrier to be important.

  • ↵† Annual volume of laparoscopic colorectal procedures reported as > 10 per yr.