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) | |||||||
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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 |