Self-reported open cholecystectomy training, practice, and confidence in the laparoscopic era: An international convenience-sample survey

Table 3 Self-reported confidence in key intraoperative steps of open cholecystectomy and perceived usefulness of training formats (n = 391)

Item	1 (lowest)	2	3	4	5 (highest)
Dissection and control of the cystic artery and duct	30 (7.7)	21 (5.4)	40 (10.2)	83 (21.2)	217 (55.5)
Obtaining the critical view of safety	26 (6.6)	24 (6.1)	50 (12.8)	81 (20.7)	210 (53.7)
Surgical exploration of the common bile duct	69 (17.6)	45 (11.5)	78 (19.9)	88 (22.5)	111 (28.4)
Intraoperative identification and repair of bile duct injury	62 (15.9)	65 (16.6)	89 (22.8)	87 (22.3)	88 (22.5)
Perceived usefulness of training formats received	24 (6.1)	26 (6.6)	66 (16.9)	101 (25.8)	174 (44.5)

Values are n (%). Ordinal categories were not treated as interval data; no means or composite scores were computed. Anchors as presented to respondents: 1 = not at all confident and 5 = very confident for the cystic pedicle, critical view of safety and bile duct injury items; 1 = not at all confident and 5 = extremely confident for common bile duct exploration; 1 = not useful and 5 = extremely useful for the perceived usefulness of training formats.