Table 8.
OSATS post-training
| Station | OSATS post-training range (median) | Pairwise comparisons (p-value) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGY1 | PGY2 | PGY3 | RGS | |||
| Penetrating cardiac injury |
17–25 (23) |
17–25 (23) |
17–25 (25) |
20–25 (24) |
PGY1 vs PGY3 p = 0.0052 PGY2 vs PGY3 p = 0.0194 |
|
| Penetrating lung injury | 16–24 (22) | 19–25 (22.5) | 19–25 (23.5) | 20–25 (23) | Non-significant | |
| Bowel anastomosis | 19–25 (23) | 18–25 (23) | 21–25 (24) | 21–25 (24) | Non-significant | |
| Laparoscopic suturing | 14–25 (21) | 12–25 (22) | 17–25 (22.5) | 16–25 (23) | Non-significant | |
| Vascular anastomosis | 16–22 (20) | 13–25 (21) | 16–25 (22) | 15–25 (20.5) | Non-significant | |
Comparison among groups according to the previous level of expertise
PGY1 postgraduate year 1, PGY2 postgraduate year 2, PGY3 postgraduate year 3, RGS recently graduated surgeons