Table 3:

Thymectomy learning curve: analysis of operative time and docking time of all thymectomies, and comparative analysis between the first 10 and the last 10 thymectomies

All proceduresFirst 10Last 10P value
Operative time (min)
 Mean134.1194.097.5< 0.001a
 Range90–240160–24090–130
Docking time (min)
 Mean9.212.56.0< 0.001a
 Range5–1510–155–10
All proceduresFirst 10Last 10P value
Operative time (min)
 Mean134.1194.097.5< 0.001a
 Range90–240160–24090–130
Docking time (min)
 Mean9.212.56.0< 0.001a
 Range5–1510–155–10

aStudent's t-test.

Table 3:

Thymectomy learning curve: analysis of operative time and docking time of all thymectomies, and comparative analysis between the first 10 and the last 10 thymectomies

All proceduresFirst 10Last 10P value
Operative time (min)
 Mean134.1194.097.5< 0.001a
 Range90–240160–24090–130
Docking time (min)
 Mean9.212.56.0< 0.001a
 Range5–1510–155–10
All proceduresFirst 10Last 10P value
Operative time (min)
 Mean134.1194.097.5< 0.001a
 Range90–240160–24090–130
Docking time (min)
 Mean9.212.56.0< 0.001a
 Range5–1510–155–10

aStudent's t-test.

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