| What is your Gender? | |
| What is your age? | A) 25> B) 25-35 C) 36-45 D) 46-55 E) 56-65 F) 65<
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| What is your current position? | A) Consultant in Pediatric Surgery B) Specialist in Pediatric Surgery C) Pediatric Surgery Fellow D) Pediatric Surgery Resident E) Retired Pediatric Surgeon
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| Where did you complete your Pediatric Surgery training? | |
| In which region of Saudi Arabia are you currently practicing? | A) Central (Riyadh and Qasim) B) Western (Mecca, Medina, Jeddah) C) Eastern (Dammam, Khafji, Al Hasa) D) Northern (Tabuk, Jouf, Hail) E) Southern (Asir, Najran, Jizan)
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| How many years have you been practicing as a pediatric surgeon ? | A) Currently in training B) Less than 5 years C) 5 - 10 years D) 11 - 20 years F) more than 20 years
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| In your individual practice, approximately how many appendectomies do you perform per year ? | A) 0-25 B) 26-50 C) 51-75 D) 76-100 E) >100
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| What is your preferred method of appendectomy? | |
Do you prefer to have pre-operative imaging even when the physical and history support a diagnosis of appendicitis?
If Yes then what kind of imaging do you obtain ? | |
You are performing a laparoscopic appendectomy for suspected acute uncomplicated appendicitis and the appendix appears structurally normal. You do not find any other obvious cause for the patient’s symptoms.
Do you remove this appendix ? | |
| Why would you choose to remove this appendix ? Check all that apply. | A) I would not remove the appendix B) The possibility of microscopic /Endo appendicitis C) To prevent future appendicitis D) To avoid future confusion for the patient as to whether they have had their appendix removed or not E) It improves symptoms post-op F) The operative consent dictated that you were going to remove the appendix G) Patient/parent preference based on the consent discussion beforehand H) Obligation to do something since the child is already in surgery I) This is how I was trained
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| Why would you choose NOT to remove this appendix ? Check all that applies | A) I would remove the appendix B) Based on the scenario there is no evidence that the appendix is causing the patient’s symptoms C) Unnecessary risk of postoperative complications D) Possible use of the appendix in reconstructive benefit in the future E) This is how I was trained
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| Do you feel that there are sufficient guidelines on the topic of weather or not to remove a normal-appearing appendix during laparoscopy for suspected acute appendicitis ? | |
| In your individual practice, have you ever removed an appendix that pathology later deemed to be normal (negative appendectomy)? | |