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Table 4 Mean score improvement in surgical skills OSCE evaluation

From: Addressing gaps in surgical skills training by means of low-cost simulation at Muhimbili University in Tanzania

 

Pre-OSCE

Post-OSCE

Mean Difference

SD

p

Effect size

Scrubbing, gowning & gloving

2.74

4.51

1.77

1.14

<.001

1.55

Hand knot-tying

0.43

5.29

4.86

1.15

<.001

4.23

Surgical knot-tying

0.03

3.41

3.39

1.06

<.001

3.20

Venous cut down

1.57

4.71

3.14

1.44

<.001

2.18

Laparotomy

0.71

4.13

3.41

1.28

<.001

2.66

Adult intubation

1.41

3.94

2.53

1.49

<.001

1.70

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