Intracorporeal vs. extracorporeal open and closed knot tying techniques in laparoscopy: A randomized, controlled study

Background: Suturing is one of the most challenging tasks in laparoscopic surgery. Ensuring both the ease and speed of suturing has benefits not only for the surgeon, but can dramatically decrease operating time. Therefore, this study aimed to compare extracorporeal and intracorporeal suturing techniques using a Szabo pelvic trainer model from the Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgical Education and Assessment program. 
Methods: Fifty-seven medical students with no experience in laparoscopy performed intra and extracorporeal knots using closed and open jaw knot pushers. Using an artificial tissue suturing pad in a certified Szabo pelvic trainer, students made three knots using each technique according to block randomization. Task completion time, knot strength, knot-spread ability, and the number of errors were recorded. The Wilcoxon test and mixed-effects models were used to analyze the results. After completing the exercises, participants answered a questionnaire concerning the suturing t..., , , # Intracorporeal vs. extracorporeal open and closed suturing techniques in laparoscopy: A randomized, controlled study

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This dataset comprises the data collected during the study \"Intracorporeal vs. extracorporeal open and closed suturing techniques in laparoscopy: A randomized, controlled study\".
The study included 57 medical students with no prior experience in laparoscopic surgery. Participants performed intracorporeal and extracorporeal knots using both open and closed jaw-type knot pushers on a Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgical Education and Assessment (GESEA) certified pelvic trainer. The study involved three runs of knot-tying tasks for each technique, and primary outcome measures included task completion time, knot strength, knot-spread ability and mistakes. The dataset was analyzed using mixed-effects models to assess the impact of the different knot-tying techniques on various outcome measures...