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. 2016 Jan 7;30:4011–4018. doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4713-9

Table 1.

Laparoscopic peg transfer task performance of participants in the single-task and multitask training conditions in training, in the retention test, and in the OSCE

Single-task training Multitask training
Number of trials to reach proficiencya 24.50 (21.75–32.75) 25 (20–32)
Retention test
Completion time (s)b 43.34 (SD = 5.69) 44.26 (5.22)
Number of hand movementsb 28.84 (SD = 5.24) 29.44 (4.52)
Hand path length (mm)a 179.89 (159.66–218.08) 197.49 (171.05–216.79)
OSCE
Completion time (s)b 51.48 (6.03) M = 53.46 (5.98)

All tests for differences between the two training conditions were nonsignificant (p > .05)

a M (SD); b Mdn (IQR)