Attitudes and technical maneuvers regarding enterostomy management and stoma creation among surgeons: A cross-sectional study

Table 2 Personnel qualification and training, n (%)

Items	n = 401
Stoma creation is most commonly performed by
Operator	211 (52.6)
First assistant	182 (45.4)
Second assistant or lower	8 (2.0)
Surgeon responsible for enterostomy
Associate chief surgeon or above	199 (49.6)
Attending surgeon (guided by superior surgeon)	191 (47.6)
Resident surgeon (guided by superior surgeon)	11 (2.7)
Source of ostomy-related knowledge (multiple answers)
Mentorship by senior surgeon	338 (84.3)
Mentorship by attending/resident surgeon	69 (17.2)
Learning based on surgical atlases	122 (30.4)
Mentorship combined with surgical atlases	187 (46.6)
Self-education	174 (43.4)
Have not been exposed to the relevant knowledge	1 (0.3)
Departmental attitude toward training in the prevention of stoma-related complications
Attach great importance	286 (71.3)
Attach moderate importance	109 (27.2)
Attach little importance	6 (1.5)
Have you received training related to stoma creation?
Yes	242 (60.4)
No	159 (39.6)

For multiple-answer items, percentages indicate the response rate for each option and therefore do not sum to 100%.