Table 1.
Robotic experience in training of USA and UK surgical trainees
| Total (n = 116) | USA trainees (n = 34) |
UK trainees (n = 58) | Ireland trainees (n = 24) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident/registrar training year | 0.045 | ||||
| 1–4, n (%) | 22 (18.97) | 5 (14.71) | 9 (15.52) | 8 (33.33) | |
| 5–6, n (%) | 42 (36.21) | 8 (23.53) | 24 (41.38) | 10 (41.67) | |
| Post training, n (%) | 52 (44.83) | 21 (61.76) | 25 (43.10) | 6 (25.00) | |
| Robotic simulator experience, hrs | < 0.00001* | ||||
| 0, n (%) | 42 (36.21) | 0 (0) | 36 (62.07) | 6 (25.00) | |
| 1–10, n (%) | 44 (37.93) | 24 (70.59) | 10 (17.24) | 10 (41.67) | |
| > 10, n (%) | 30 (25.86) | 10 (29.41) | 12 (20.69) | 8 (33.33) | |
| Total number of procedures performed on robotic console | < 0.00001* | ||||
| 0, n (%) | 61 (53.51) | 0 (0) | 47 (81.03) | 14 (58.33) | |
| < 15, n (%) | 18 (15.79) | 3 (8.82) | 9 (15.52) | 6 (25.00) | |
| 15–30, n (%) | 19 (16.38) | 16 (47.06) | 1 (1.72) | 2 (8.33) | |
| > 30, n (%) | 18 (15.79) | 15 (44.12) | 1 (1.72) | 2 (8.33) | |
| Access to robotic platform at workplace, n (%) | 74 (63.79) | 34 (100.00) | 26 (44.83) | 20 (83.33) | < 0.00001* |
| Adequate exposure to robotic surgery in training? | < 0.00001* | ||||
| Yes, n (%) | 32 (27.59) | 22 (64.71) | 8 (13.79) | 2 (8.33) | |
| No, n (%) | 84 (72.41) | 12 (35.29) | 50 (86.21) | 22 (91.67) |