TABLE 1.

Baseline experience of the trainee surgeon for robot assisted abdominal wall surgery.

	Surgical trainee	Open surgeon a	MIS surgeon b	Robotic surgeon c
Hernia specialist d	X	A	B	C
Non-hernia specialist e		D	E	F

^a Surgeon performing mainly open hernia surgery with limited practice in laparoscopy.

^b Surgeon performing mainly laparoscopic hernia repair.

^c Surgeon performing having robotic training and clinical experience.

^d Surgeon with a specific hernia interest and substantial case load in hernia repair.

^e Surgeon without previous specific hernia interest or substantial case load in hernia repair.