Group 1 surgeons’ attitudes about performing laparoscopic colorectal surgery
| Attitude | Level of agreement; no. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree or disagree | Neutral | Strongly agree or agree | |
| I do not have enough operating time to always offer a laparoscopic approach. | 69 (30.1) | 34 (14.9) | 125 (54.8) |
| I am satisfied with the number of laparoscopic colorectal procedures being performed at my institution. | 97 (42.1) | 55 (23.9) | 78 (34.0) |
| I do not have adequate laparoscopic facilities at my institution. | 133 (59.4) | 34 (15.2) | 57 (25.5) |
| I am awaiting the results from further prospective randomized clinical trials demonstrating the effectiveness of the procedure before performing laparoscopic procedures for malignancy. | 163 (72.8) | 32 (14.3) | 29 (13.0) |
| Patient factors (i.e., body habitus, multiple previous surgeries) are the main determinant of whether I proceed with a laparoscopic approach. | 60 (26.2) | 43 (18.8) | 126 (55.0) |
| I am not comfortable operating without tactile sensation (i.e., inability to palpate tumour, blood vessels) in certain cases). | 143 (62.7) | 32 (14.0) | 53 (23.3) |