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Table 1 Total median time (s) of the suturing task per device

From: Endoscopic surgery suturing techniques: a randomized study on learning

 

Laparoscopic needle driver

(n = 100)

FlexDex

(n = 100)

DaVinci Si

(n = 100)

p value(a)

Post hoc analysis(b)

Lap vs FlexDex

FlexDex vs DaVinci Si

Lap vs Da Vinci Si

Session 1–5

231 s (188, 291)

378 s (282, 471)

189 s (160, 247)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.05

Session 6–10

143 s (120, 190)

232 s (180, 265)

172 s (134, 199)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.07

p value(c)

0.00

0.00

0.00

    
  1. Values are expressed in median and interquartile range
  2. n = total number of sessions
  3. (a)Kruskal Wallis Test
  4. (b)Mann–Whitney U test
  5. (c)Wilcoxon signed rank test