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Table 2 Kruskal-Wallis-Test

From: Increasing efficiency by optimizing table position for elective primary THA and TKA: a prospective monocentric pilot study

variable / question items

p-value (knee)

p-value (hip)

manageability

0.022

0.126

ergonomics

0.017

0.243

visibility

0.261

P < 0,001

available space

0.003

0.356

Walking distance

0.004

0.197

hygiene

0.009

0.73

satisfaction

0.001

0.42

  1. - questionnaire: comparison of 4 occupational groups (surgeon, scrub nurse, non-sterile nurse, the first assistant)
  2. - statistical test procedure: use of non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test
  3. - marked yellow: The difference between the 4 groups was significant (p < 0.05)
  4. - data: ordinal scale level, i.e., indicate only medians