Table 1 Suturing time in seconds/cm for six surgeons performing wound closure after inguinal castration using knotless barbed (KBS) or smooth (SS) suture material
Surgeon | n KBS | n SS | Wound closure time in sec/cm (± SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KBS | SS | Difference (SS-KBS) | |||
A | 9 | 9 | 47.60 (12.65) | 89.91 (24.31) | 42.31 |
B | 4 | 3 | 68.15 (18.30) | 85.83 (20.24) | 17.38 |
C | 2 | 5 | 35.66 (3.25) | 62.62 (4.80) | 26.96 |
D | 4 | 4 | 49.40 (5.85) | 77.08 (6.38) | 27.68 |
E | 1 | 2 | 71.62 | 119.86 (17.75) | 48.24 |
F | 1 | 1 | 50.00 | 63.16 | 13.16 |
Total | 21 | 24 | |||