Table 2 Response from the questionnaire shown in Table 1

Yes, oral treatment

3 (9%)

2 (7%)

5 (8%)

Yes, intravenous treatment

4 (13%)

3 (10%)

7 (11%)

Both

3 (9%)

1 (3%)

4 (7%)

Either

4 (13%)

4 (14%)

8 (13%)

No

28 (87%)

25 (86%)

53 (87%)

P-value

0.84

Yes, oral treatment

7 (22%)

6 (21%)

13 (21%)

Yes, intravenous treatment

13 (40%)

14 (48%)

27 (44%)

Both

5 (16%)

2 (7%)

7 (11%)

Either

15 (47%)

18 (62%)

33 (54%)

No

17 (53%)

11 (38%)

28 (46%)

P-value

0.75

Not relevant, we routinely use antibiotics as a single treatment modality

1 (3%)

3 (10%)

4 (7%)

Available documentation is too weak

14 (44%)

15 (52%)

29 (48%)

Lack of guidelines

17 (53%)

8 (28%)

25 (41%)

Concern regarding developing resistance to antibiotics

7 (22%)

8 (28%)

15 (25%)

Patients prefer surgical treatment

5 (16%)

4 (14%)

9 (15%)

Surgeons prefer surgical treatment

17 (53%)

12 (41%)

29 (48%)

Antibiotic treatment as a single treatment modality relates to increased use of radiological investigations (CT/US)

9 (28%)

5 (17%)

14 (23%)

Other causes

3 (9%)

8 (28%)

11 (18%)

P-value

0.64

Yes

23 (72%)

14 (48%)

37 (61%)

No

1 (3%)

5 (17%)

6 (10%)

Do not know

8 (25%)

9 (31%)

17 (28%)

We already participate in an ongoing study

0

1 (3%)

1 (2%)

P-value

0.90