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. 2020 Jan 10;15(1):e0220214. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220214

Table 2. Participants demographicsa.

Characteristic Attending Anesthesiab Circulator ST Fellow Resident FA
N 13 54 21 11 5 20 4
Age (years) 49.7±7.3 41.1±11.4 45.8±11.2 43.0±12.9 38.0±5.3 30.9±2.4 40.0±4.1
Sex
    Females 2(15.4) 35(64.8) 19(90.5) 10(90.9) 1(20) 11(55.0) 4(100)
    Males 11(84.6) 19(35.2) 2(9.5) 1(9.1) 4(80.0) 9(45.0) 0(0.0)
Experience (years) 16.9±9.5 9.8±10.3 15.6±12.8 9.2±12.8 5.0±5.4 3.1±1.5 10.0±10.8
Robotic experience
    0-20cases 1(7.7) 9(16.7) 5(23.8) 2(18.2) 0(0.0) 11(55.0) 0(0.0)
    20-40cases 0(0.0) 5(9.3) 3(14.3) 2(18.2) 0(0.0) 5(25.0) 0(0.0)
    40-60cases 2(15.4) 6(11.1) 2(9.5) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0)
    60-80cases 0(0.0) 7(13.0) 2(9.5) 2(18.2) 1(20.0) 0(0.0) 1(25.0)
    80-100cases 0(0.0) 7(13.0) 1(4.8) 2(18.2) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0)
    > 100 cases 10(76.9) 20(37.0) 8(38.1) 3(27.3) 4(80.0) 4(20.0) 3(75.0)

FA, first assistant; ST, surgical technician

a128 of 148 participants provided the demographic information.

bAnesthesia: Anesthesiologist/CRNA (certified registered nurse anesthetists)

Numbers represent mean ± standard deviation except for sex and robotic experience, which represent counts (%). Age and sex are distributed significantly different at p < .001, experience p = .001 and robotic experience p = .013.