Gastroenterologists

29 (7.1)

Outpatient internists

164 (40.1)

Inpatient internists/gastroenterologist

25 (6.1)

Outpatient surgeon

7 (1.7)

Inpatient surgeon

12 (2.9)

Length of work

11 - 15 years

69 (16.9)

16 - 20 years

59 (14.4)

21 - 25 years

40 (9.8)

5 - 10 years

85 (20.8)

More than 25 years

54 (13.2)

Less than 5 years

102 (24.9)

The level of medical category

None

169 (41.3)

First

110 (26.9)

Second

68 (16.6)

The highest

62 (15.2)

Academic degree

PhD

2 (0.5)

None

407 (99.5)

Number of patients admitted per day

11 - 20

157 (38.4)

21 - 30

144 (35.2)

More than 30

54 (13.2)

Less than 10

54 (13.2)

Frequency of patients with chronic pancreatitis

1 per day

52 (12.7)

Few per day

148 (36.2)

1 per week

44 (10.8)

Few per week

161 (39.4)

1 per month

4 (1)