Demographics | Cases | Entry-level FST training | Conventional surgery training | t-value | P-value |
Total | 239 (100%) | 30.76 ± 4.33 | 28.95 ± 4.80 | 4.330 | <0.001 |
Years of medical practice |
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0 - 2 | 128 (53.6%) | 31.79 ± 4.23 | 28.76 ± 5.30 | 4.845 | <0.001 |
3 - 5 | 111 (46.4%) | 29.57 ± 4.16 | 29.17 ± 4.17 | 0.782 | 0.436 |
Years of military service |
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5 - 8 | 149 (62.3%) | 30.58 ± 4.25 | 29.26 ± 4.84 | 2.556 | 0.012 |
9 - 12 | 90 (37.7%) | 31.04 ± 4.47 | 28.42 ± 4.71 | 3.772 | <0.001 |
Branch of service |
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Army | 38 (15.9%) | 31.92 ± 3.97 | 28.63 ± 5.34 | 2.843 | 0.007 |
Navy | 100 (41.8%) | 30.74 ± 4.46 | 28.99 ± 4.96 | 2.715 | 0.008 |
Air force | 26 (10.9%) | 32.04 ± 3.87 | 28.57 ± 4.64 | 2.692 | 0.012 |
Rocket force | 15 (6.3%) | 31.80 ± 3.78 | 27.60 ± 6.74 | 2.120 | 0.052 |
Strategic support force | 12 (5.0%) | 28.00 ± 5.56 | 29.83 ± 3.90 | −0.908 | 0.383 |
Joint logistic support force | 48 (20.1%) | 29.54 ± 3.93 | 29.52 ± 3.58 | 0.033 | 0.974 |
Specialty training |
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None | 109 (45.6%) | 31.27 ± 4.88 | 27.99 ± 4.93 | 4.538 | <0.001 |
Trauma surgery | 88 (36.8%) | 30.35 ± 3.97 | 29.07 ± 4.87 | 2.118 | 0.031 |
Other surgical subspecialty | 10 (4.2%) | 29.20 ± 3.19 | 31.5 ± 3.47 | −1.830 | 0.100 |
Critical care | 32 (13.4%) | 30.63 ± 3.38 | 31.09 ± 3.50 | −0.733 | 0.469 |
Primary practice environment |
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First-aid unit | 132 (55.2%) | 31.15 ± 4.15 | 28.46 ± 5.11 | 4.682 | < 0.001 |
Field hospital | 64 (26.8%) | 30.86 ± 5.02 | 29.67 ± 4.82 | 1.304 | 0.197 |
Base hospital | 33 (13.8%) | 29.18 ± 3.61 | 29.64 ± 3.09 | −0.702 | 0.487 |
Military academic | 7 (2.9%) | 29.29 ± 3.40 | 27.71 ± 4.96 | 1.041 | 0.338 |
Others | 3 (1.3%) | 32.00 ± 2.65 | 30.33 ± 5.51 | 0.762 | 0.525 |
Military operations months per year |
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1 - 4 | 13 (5.4%) | 29.31 ± 5.33 | 31.15 ± 5.19 | −0.142 | 0.318 |
5 - 8 | 189 (79.1%) | 30.93 ± 4.36 | 28.63 ± 4.82 | 4.745 | < 0.001 |
>8 | 37 (15.5%) | 30.41 ± 3.79 | 29.81 ± 4.38 | 0.755 | 0.455 |
FST experience |
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Yes | 27 (11.3%) | 29.19 ± 2.87 | 28.96 ± 3.19 | 0.477 | 0.638 |
No | 212 (88.7%) | 30.96 ± 4.45 | 28.95 ± 4.98 | 4.319 | < 0.001 |