Table 4 The correlation coefficient values between operation times and tumor size.

From: Surgical outcomes of robotic thyroidectomy for thyroid tumors over 4 cm via the bilateral axillo-breast approach

Operation step

Lobectomy

p value

Total thyroidectomy

p value

Total operation

0.060

0.641

0.013

0.970

Robot setting and draping

 − 0.096

0.476

 − 0.310

0.384

Flap dissection

0.065

0.673

 − 0.206

0.657

Console time

 − 0.003

0.986

 − 0.122

0.845

Closure

 − 0.061

0.714

 − 0.278

0.594

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