Table 4.
Opinions on Learning Curve of Using Robotic Platform
| Residents/Fellows |
Attendings |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Survey n = 137 (%) |
2021 Survey n = 73 (%) |
P-value | 2013 Survey n = 128 (%) |
2021 Survey n = 29 (%) |
P-value | |
| How many cases do you think one generally needs to perform to become independent? | ||||||
| 1 – 5 cases | 0 | 0 | < 0.01 | 13 (12) | 1 (4) | < 0.01 |
| 6 – 10 cases | 7 (6) | 0 | 22 (21) | 2 (7) | ||
| 11 – 20 cases | 36 (30) | 4 (6) | 41 (39) | 5 (19) | ||
| 21 – 50 cases | 54 (45) | 36 (55) | 23 (22) | 13 (48) | ||
| > 50 cases | 15 (13) | 25 (38) | 7 (7) | 6 (22) | ||
| Missing | 18 | 7 | 22 | 3 | ||