Abstract
There is no clear consensus on the best way to train general surgeons to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). We attempted to quantify the "learning curve" for 86 surgeons attending eight consecutive 3-day, three-pig courses in LC. Each step of the operation was scored by the instructor for successful performance: Uncomplicated pneumoperitoneum (p), cystic duct and artery dissection (cd), artery and duct clipping (cc), operative cholangiography (oc), gallbladder dissection without holes (gd), liver bed hemostasis (h), gallbladder removal in one piece (i), and no abdominal organ injury (in). As well, operative time, method of dissection, and contact Nd: YAG or electrocautery were recorded. The percentage of students successfully completing each task for the first and third pigs on which they acted as surgeon was as follows:[Figure not available: see fulltext.] The operative time for the first and third pigs was 1.3±0.56 and 0.70±0.34 (mean±SD) h, respectively (P
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 28-31 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Fingerprint
Keywords
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Learning curve
- Training
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
Cite this
Training in laparoscopic cholecystectomy - Quantifying the learning curve. / Hunter, John; Sackier, J. M.; Berci, G.
In: Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques, Vol. 8, No. 1, 01.1994, p. 28-31.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Training in laparoscopic cholecystectomy - Quantifying the learning curve
AU - Hunter, John
AU - Sackier, J. M.
AU - Berci, G.
PY - 1994/1
Y1 - 1994/1
N2 - There is no clear consensus on the best way to train general surgeons to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). We attempted to quantify the "learning curve" for 86 surgeons attending eight consecutive 3-day, three-pig courses in LC. Each step of the operation was scored by the instructor for successful performance: Uncomplicated pneumoperitoneum (p), cystic duct and artery dissection (cd), artery and duct clipping (cc), operative cholangiography (oc), gallbladder dissection without holes (gd), liver bed hemostasis (h), gallbladder removal in one piece (i), and no abdominal organ injury (in). As well, operative time, method of dissection, and contact Nd: YAG or electrocautery were recorded. The percentage of students successfully completing each task for the first and third pigs on which they acted as surgeon was as follows:[Figure not available: see fulltext.] The operative time for the first and third pigs was 1.3±0.56 and 0.70±0.34 (mean±SD) h, respectively (P
AB - There is no clear consensus on the best way to train general surgeons to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). We attempted to quantify the "learning curve" for 86 surgeons attending eight consecutive 3-day, three-pig courses in LC. Each step of the operation was scored by the instructor for successful performance: Uncomplicated pneumoperitoneum (p), cystic duct and artery dissection (cd), artery and duct clipping (cc), operative cholangiography (oc), gallbladder dissection without holes (gd), liver bed hemostasis (h), gallbladder removal in one piece (i), and no abdominal organ injury (in). As well, operative time, method of dissection, and contact Nd: YAG or electrocautery were recorded. The percentage of students successfully completing each task for the first and third pigs on which they acted as surgeon was as follows:[Figure not available: see fulltext.] The operative time for the first and third pigs was 1.3±0.56 and 0.70±0.34 (mean±SD) h, respectively (P
KW - Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
KW - Learning curve
KW - Training
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0028313138&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0028313138&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/BF02909489
DO - 10.1007/BF02909489
M3 - Article
C2 - 8153861
AN - SCOPUS:0028313138
VL - 8
SP - 28
EP - 31
JO - Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques
JF - Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques
SN - 0930-2794
IS - 1
ER -