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. 2021 Jan 8;32(2):e26. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2021.32.e26

Table 2. Confidence level questions and results.

Concept and procedures Average CL* Relative increase (%) p-value 95% confidence interval
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.