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Table 2 Operative times of unilateral repair

From: The learning curve of laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (LPEC) for inguinal hernia: protocoled training in a single center for six pediatric surgical trainees

Surgeons

A

B

C

D

E

F

n = 55

n = 89

n = 107

n = 145

n = 62

n = 80

Sex

 Male (min)

25.1

26.4

20.7

23.7

23.6

21.1

 

(± 8.9)

(± 7.3)

(± 7.6)

(± 8.7)

(± 8.4)

(± 4.9)

 Female (min)

23.8

24.4

18.2

20.1

21.0

18.2

 

(± 9.1)

(± 8.3)

(± 4.2)

(± 5.1)

(± 6.8)

(± 5.0)

p-value

N.S.

N.S.

<  0.05

<  0.01

N.S.

<  0.01

Laterality

 Right-sided (min)

25.8

25.2

18.9

22.8

21.5

19.6

 

(± 10.9)

(± 7.9)

(± 6.2)

(± 8.5)

(± 7.3)

(± 5.0)

 Left-sided (min)

23.4

26.0

20.8

20.9

23.1

20.7

 

(± 7.3)

(± 7.7)

(± 6.9)

(± 5.3)

(± 8.1)

(± 5.2)

p-value

N.S.

N.S.

N.S.

N.S.

N.S.

N.S.