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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2026; 18(8): 120441
Published online Aug 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.120441
Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants, mean ± SD
Variables
General teaching (n = 15)
Model teaching (n = 15)
χ2 value
P value
Sex, male/female12/313/20.4750.638
Age (year)26.4 ± 2.026.6 ± 1.7-0.2970.769
Education level (undergraduate/master/PhD)10/5/010/4/1-0.3230.749
Time spent in hepatobiliary surgery (year)2.1 ± 0.71.7 ± 0.81.2130.235
Time spent in endoscopy (year)0.2 ± 0.40.1 ± 0.40.4750.07
Pre-teaching theoretical performance41.3 ± 9.940.0 ± 8.20.4010.692
Pre-teaching understanding of biliary anatomy2.3 ± 0.72.2 ± 0.60.4620.647
Pre-teaching patient management2.0 ± 0.52.0 ± 0.30.1820.857
Pre-teaching understanding of complications2.1 ± 0.52.3 ± 0.6-1.1480.261
Pre-teaching procedural steps1.5 ± 0.31.7 ± 0.3-1.8550.07
Pre-teaching confidence1.7 ± 0.31.8 ± 0.3-0.9150.368


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