Table 2 Unpaired t-test for clinical outcomes.

From: 3D vs. 2D simulated fetoscopy for spina bifida repair: a quantitative motion analysis

Outcome

\(\mu _{2D}\)

[95% CI]

\(\mu _{3D}\)

[95% CI]

\(\mu _{2D-3D}\)

[95% CI]

P value

OSATS (/25)

18.5

[15.8, 21.2]

19.3

[15.8504, 22.7]

−.833

[−5.83, 4.16]

0.718

\(CO_2\) Vol. (l)

255

[165, 345]

184

[118, 250]

71.2

[−55.2, 198]

0.238

OT I: Dissection motions

30.2

[16.8, 43.6]

17.8

[14, 21.6]

12.3

[7.15, 40.8]

0.001**

OT II: High-force motions

10.5

[6.44, 14.6]

8.83

[6.05, 11.6]

1.67

[10.8, 59.9]

0.521

OT III: Interrupted suturing

21.7

[12.88, 3.52]

13.2

[1.6912, 15.7]

8.5

[5.04, 12]

<0.001***

OT IV: Running suturing

56.2

[52.2, 6.24]

54.7

[45, 59.4]

1.5

[−9.89, 12.9]

0.775

OT I–IV: Foetal

119

[117, 12.7]

94.5

[88.2, 10.8]

24

[−3.92, 7.25]

0.011*

Total OT incl. model preparation

149

[130, 168.5]

113

[104, 122]

35.3

[6.04, 18.6]

0.026*

  1. \(\alpha =0.05\), *\(p\le 0.05\), **\(p\le 0.01\), ***\(p\le 0.001\), bold: Wilcoxon rank sum test instead of unpaired t-test.
  2. OT operation time.