105 Training novice robot surgeons: Proctoring provides same results as simulator-generated guidance Wound separation (mm) 24 14.6 (10.2) 11.0 (14.9) 3.1 (6.3) -3.102 .002 Improper suturing technique (n) 20 1.0 (3.0) 0.0 (3.0) 0.0 (2) -0.981 .326 Needle handling Percentage of stitches within optimal depth (%) 24 51.8 (57.8) 57.3 (43.7) -14.6 (37.5) -1.347 .178 Number of unnecessary needle piercing points (n) 24 53.5 (38.0) 53.0 (28.5) 8.0 (38) -0.143 .886 The total number of entrance and exit points through which the needle has passed (n) 24 23.0 (26.0) 31.0 (37.0) -4.0 (16) -2.731 .006 Suture handling Excessive force - Suture breakage (n) 24 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.8) 0.0 (0) -0.877 .380 Tissue handling Number of times the tissue was grasped (n) 24 13.0 (14.3) 13.0 (22.0) -2.0 (14) -0.815 .415 Variable Simulator generated guidance group Number of participants of which data was available Pre-intervention score, Median (IQR) Post-intervention score, Median (IQR) Difference in score, Median (IQR) Z-value$ / T-value* p-value Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test
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