Table 1 Participants demographics.

From: Surgeon perceptions of essential skills and simulation for percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy training

 

Number of participants n

Average years of performing PTED mean ± SD

Average number of PTED per year mean ± SD

Total number of PTED mean ± SD

Postgraduates/ Residents/ Fellowsa

8

4.000 ± 2.449

61.875 ± 51.404

332.500 ± 392.565

Junior Specialist Surgeonsb

46

5.587 ± 7.684

71.761 ± 149.825

470.109 ± 1471.422

Consultantsc

64

5.766 ± 4.645

59.297 ± 90.072

392.141 ± 783.344

Senior Consultantsd

36

6.000 ± 2.947

70.500 ± 82.245

513.556 ± 774.074

All participants

154

5.675 ± 5.356

65.773 ± 107.915

440.714 ± 1018.178

Partial η2

 

0.010

0.023

 

Cohen’s f

 

0.098

0.153

 

Total number of provincial administrative district in China

34

Surveyed provincial administrative districts

22

Coverage 64.7%

  1. b compared with d, *.
  2. *Represents P < 0.05.