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Table 1 Time in seconds for each group of participants.

From: Robotics versus laparoscopy - an experimental study of the transfer effect in maiden users

 

Grab the needle

Continuous suturing

Tie a knot

 

MEAN ± SD (RANGE)

MEAN ± SD (RANGE)

MEAN ± SD (RANGE)

CL first

6 ± 4 (2 - 25)

198 ± 82 (108 - 472)

266 ± 173 (68 - 935)

RL last

7 ± 5 (2 - 21)

144 ± 70 (57 - 346)

91 ± 35 (45 - 195)

RL first

10 ± 8 (1 - 28)

216 ± 123 (76 - 663)

152 ± 94 (48 - 560)

CL last

6 ± 4 (2 - 20)

209 ± 96 (86 - 438)

267 ± 186 (70 - 1027)

  1. N = 10 in each group