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Table 1 Demographics of study subjects

From: The transferability of laparoscopic and open surgical skills to robotic surgery

 

Laparoscopic training group (N = 12)

Open surgery training group (N = 11)

Robotic training group (N = 12)

Female, n (%)

7 (58.3)

6 (54.5)

7 (58.3)

Age, years (range)

25 (24–26)

26 (24–27)

25 (24–27)

Played musical instrument, n (mean years)

5 (11.3)

0

2 (14.0)

Played organized sports, n (mean years)

4 (6.0)

6 (4.9)

3 (6.7)

Played video games, n (mean hours per week)

7 (2.9)

5 (3.5)

5 (2.1)

Prior laparoscopic simulator experience, n (mean total experience time (h))

3 (5.0)

1 (2.0)

1 (4.0)

Prior robotic simulator experience

0

0

0