Retention of basic laparoscopic skills after a structured training program

Table 3 Novices compared to performance standard

	Retention test (novice n = 7)		Performance standard (expert n = 5)		Difference
Task	Median	Range	Median	Range	P value^a
Pipe cleaner	42	28–63	62	49–100	0.06	N.S.
Rubber band	60	53–99	62	35–195	0.94	N.S.
Beads	283	159–417	271	111–318	0.29	N.S.
Cutting Circle	123	87–525	189	76–240	1.00	N.S.
Knot tying	182	60–343	118	50–177	0.18	N.S.
Sum score	800	515–1,219	705	351–878	0.34	N.S.