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Table 4 Sub-analysis of TTT achieved among participants in Blue Phantom and NeedleTrainer group

From: Comparison of NeedleTrainer™ and ultrasound tissue simulator in a simulated environment among novice regional anaesthesia practitioners

 

Blue Phantom

NeedleTrainer

TTT (sec)

p- Value

Post-hoc p-valuec

TTT (sec)

p- Value

Post-hoc p-valuec

Gender

 

0.425a

NA

 

0.820a

NA

 Male

14 [8–21]

8 [6–9]

 Female

16 [8–26]

7 [5–12]

Age

 

0.018b

 ≤ 30—≥ 36 (0.016)

 

0.028b

 ≤ 30—≥ 36 (0.038)

 ≤ 30

23[18–29]

10 [7–22]

 31–35

15 [8–24]

7 [5–9]

 ≥ 36

11 [8–15]

6 [4–10]

Designation

 

0.056b

NA

 

0.225b

NA

 Specialist

13 [8–19]

6 [4–7]

 Masters Trainee

9 [8–16]

8 [5–11]

 Medical Officer

21 [12–26]

8 [6–12]

Anaesthetic experience

 

0.051b

NA

 

0.756b

NA

 < 5

19 [12–24]

8 [6–11]

 5–10

12 [8–21]

7 [5–9]

 > 10

8 [8–11]

7 [4–12]

Frequency of performing RA

 

0.128b

NA

 

0.262b

NA

 Once a week

11 [7–14]

6 [5–8]

 Once a month

17 [8–26]

8 [5–12]

 Once a year

23 [8–38]

8 [6–36]

 Never

18 [14–21]

7 [6–9]

  1. aMann–Whitney Test, b Independent Kruskal Wallis Test, c post-hoc significance values adjusted by the Bonferroni correction for multiple tests