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. 2022 Aug 9;7(5):1603–1610. doi: 10.1002/lio2.884

TABLE 2.

Ratings of surgical expertise (on a Likert scale 1–5) by resident participants in performing an LTR before and after using the simulator

Porcine model (PRE, n = 6) 3D‐printed model (PRE, n = 6) Porcine model (POST, n = 6) 3D‐printed model (POST, n = 6)
Mean 95% CI Mean 95% CI p‐value Mean 95% CI Mean 95% CI p‐value
Overall expertise 1.67 1.23–2.10 1.5 0.80–2.20 .69 2.42 1.53–2.80 2 1.47–2.53 .69
Anterior airway incision expertise 1.67 1.23–2.10 1.67 0.98–2.35 1 2.57 1.90–2.77 2 1.47–2.53 .34
Fashioning anterior graft expertise 1.5 1.04–1.96 1.33 0.90–1.76 .60 2.71 1.80–3.20 2 1.47–2.53 .27
Integration of graft into airway expertise 1.5 1.04–1.96 1.67 0.98–2.35 .69 2.42 1.54–2.80 2.17 1.53–2.80 1