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.