Table 2 The relationships between the allocated potential complication score and the surgeons' scores of perceived difficulty and recommended trainee experience.
| Â | Â | Surgeon's perceived difficulty score | Surgeon's assessment of recommended trainee experience | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | <50 | 51–200 | >200 | Consultant only | Total |
Pre-operative potential complication score | 1 | 66 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 43 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 125 |
| Â | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 40 |
| Â | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Â | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 87 | 50 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 170 | 51 | 60 | 44 | 15 | 170 | |