The survey comprised five parts: personnel qualification and training, attitude toward stoma-related complications, preoperative siting, process of acquiring ostomy-related surgical skills, and awareness and adoption of relevant techniques (37 items in total). The questionnaire was distributed to Chinese hospitals by Sojump, a professional online platform. Finally, about 401 surgeons had responded including 188 hospitals of different grades across 26 provinces or municipalities directly under the Central Government.
