Table 3.

Overall descriptive statistics of the measured parameters time, stitch precision, and tension resistance (0 and 10 Newton) for all three laparoscopic knot techniques for every run.

Parameter	Technique	Median	Mean	SDa	IQRb
Total time (min)	Intracorporeal interrupted	13.69	15.46	7.58	4.86
	Extracorporeal interrupted	15.32	17.23	6.08	8.81
	Barbed continuous	6.46	7.55	4.1	3.94
Stitch precision (mm)	Intracorporeal interrupted	7.8	8.89	6.68	4.72
	Extracorporeal interrupted	6.4	10.33	9.07	8.18
	Barbed continuous	5.12	7.03	5.52	5.19
Tension resistance (mm) 0 Newton	Intracorporeal interrupted	1.49	1.83	1.36	1.43
	Extracorporeal interrupted	1.6	1.94	1.73	1.18
	Barbed continuous	0	0.32	0.48	0.84
Tension resistance (mm) 10 Newton	Intracorporeal interrupted	6.25	6.12	2.86	3.87
	Extracorporeal interrupted	3.88	4.15	2.75	2.4
	Barbed continuous	0.86	0.81	0.9	1.16

^aSD, standard deviation.

^bIQR, interquartile range.