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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Educ. 2018 Mar 21;75(5):1410–1421. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2018.02.018

TABLE 3.

Errors from the Self-Evaluation Training Book by a Manikin Participant and a Robotic Participant and the Code of the Item from the Content Analysis

Insertion Number Manikin Group Participant Robotic Group Participant


Response NVIVO Code Response NVIVO Code
1 Probe orientation, aspire as you insert needle – Probe
– Aspiration
2 insertions – Number of insertions
2 NA Failed to access, far from center – Distance to center of vein
3 Went past vein – Distance to center of the vein 2 insertions – Number of insertions
4 NA 2 insertions, pulled out of vein at end – Number of insertions
– Distance to center of vein
5 NA Pulled out after removing probe and had to re-access – Distance to center of vein
– Number of insertions
6 NA Still pulling out when removing probe, 2 insertions – Distance to center of vein
– Number of insertions
7 NA Pulled out when removing probe – Distance to center of vein
8 NA Pulled out when probe removed – Distance to center of vein
9 NA Didn’t pull out when removing probe but required 2 attempts to access – Number of insertions
10 NA 2 attempts to access – Number of insertions
11 NA 2 attempts to access – Number of insertions
12 NA Attempts because not close to center and losing access – Number of insertions
– Distance to center of vein
13 Didn’t aspirate initially, went through vein, but was able to troubleshoot – Aspiration
– Distance to the center of the vein
Angle too steep – Angle
14 NA Pulled needle out – Distance to center of vein
15 NA Shallow angle – Angle
16 NA Multiple attempts – Number of insertions
17 NA 2 attempts – Number of insertions
18 NA Hit carotid, multiple passes – Arterial Puncture
– Number of insertions
19 NA 2 attempts – Number of insertions
20 NA 3 attempts? fairly certain hit vein and stayed in – Number of insertions
21 NA 2 attempts – Number of insertions
22 NA 2 attempts, close to center – Number of insertions
– Distance to center of vein