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) | |
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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 |