Table 2. Confidence level questions and results.
Concept and procedures | Average CL* | Relative increase (%) | p-value | 95% confidence interval | |
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Before | After | ||||
Port placement & patient positioning | 3.36 | 4.15 | 23.5 | 0.079 | −1.81, 0.23 |
Instrument selection & 3rd party products | 2.92 | 3.95 | 35.3 | 0.053 | −2.09, 0.03 |
Docking and port placement | 3.28 | 4.20 | 28.0 | 0.016 | −1.43, −0.42 |
Robotic hysterectomy | 3.53 | 4.17 | 18.1 | 0.086 | −1.51, −0.42 |
Radical hysterectomy | 2.26 | 3.34 | 47.8 | 0.011 | −1.57, −0.60 |
Lymph node dissection | 2.70 | 3.59 | 33.0 | 0.011 | −1.28, −0.48 |
Robotic omentectomy | 2.16 | 3.02 | 39.8 | 0.051 | −1.73, 0.01 |
Uterine manipulators | 3.78 | 4.19 | 10.8 | 0.068 | −0.90, 0.07 |
Port placement in obese patients | 3.08 | 4.11 | 33.4 | 0.014 | −1.56, −0.50 |
Port placement in thin patients | 3.20 | 4.10 | 28.1 | 0.025 | −1.51, −0.28 |
Side docking versus perineal docking | 2.86 | 3.94 | 37.8 | 0.016 | −1.68, −0.48 |
Running an efficient operating room | 2.84 | 3.67 | 29.2 | 0.030 | −1.46, −0.20 |
Suturing | 3.46 | 4.06 | 17.3 | 0.075 | −1.34, 0.15 |
Pelvic vessel sealing | 3.29 | 3.96 | 20.4 | 0.018 | −1.06, −0.20 |
Complex cases | 2.55 | 3.35 | 31.4 | 0.025 | −1.36, −0.24 |
4th arm utilization | 3.13 | 4.00 | 27.8 | 0.010 | −1.25, −0.49 |
Advanced energy use | 3.17 | 3.95 | 24.6 | 0.010 | −1.10, −0.44 |
Pelvic lymph node dissection | 2.97 | 3.85 | 29.6 | 0.023 | −1.47, −0.30 |
Para-aortic lymph node dissection | 2.16 | 3.29 | 52.3 | 0.027 | −1.94, −0.31 |
Complications & management | 2.43 | 3.48 | 43.2 | 0.004 | −1.34, −0.76 |
Troubleshooting | 2.44 | 3.79 | 38.9 | 0.001 | −1.52, −1.20 |
Bold p-value indicates significance.
*Confidence level based on 5-point scale.
CL, confidence level.