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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2016

Clinical strategies to aim an adequate safety profile for patients and effective training for surgical residents: The laparoscopic cholecystectomy model.

Vittorio Bresadola, Riccardo Pravisani, Marina Pighin, Luca Seriau, Vittorio Cherchi, Sergio Giuseppe, Andrea Risaliti

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Vittorio BresadolaGeneral Surgery and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University Hospital "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy.
Riccardo PravisaniGeneral Surgery and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University Hospital "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy.
Marina PighinGeneral Surgery and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University Hospital "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy.
Luca SeriauGeneral Surgery and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University Hospital "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy.
Vittorio CherchiGeneral Surgery and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University Hospital "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy.
Sergio GiuseppeGeneral Surgery and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University Hospital "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy.
Andrea RisalitiGeneral Surgery and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University Hospital "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy.

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backgroundTraining programs for resident surgeons represent a challenge for the mentoring activity. The aim of the present study is to investigate the impact of our training program for laparoscopic cholecystectomy on patient's safety and on the modulation of the residents' exposure to clinical scenario with different grades of complexity. MATERIAL AND

methodsThis is a retrospective study based on a clinical series of laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed in a teaching hospital. Study population was grouped according to the expertise of the attending primary operator among resident surgeons. Four groups were identified: consultant (C), senior resident (SR); intermediate level resident (IR); junior resident (JR). The intraoperative and postoperative outcomes were confronted to evaluate the patient's safety profile.

results447 patients were submitted to LC: 96 cases were operated by a C, 200 by SR, 112 by IR and 39 by JR. The mean operative time was the longest for the JR group. A statistically higher rate of conversion to open approach was registered in C and IR groups in comparison to JR and SR groups. However, in C and IR groups, patients had worse ASA score, higher BMI and more frequent past history of previous abdominal surgery, cholecystitis or pancreatitis. Overall, it was not registered any statistically significant difference among the groups in terms of length of hospital stay and prevalence of major postoperative complications.

conclusionApplying an educational model based on both graduated levels of responsibility and modulated grade of clinical complexity can guarantee an high safety profile.

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Laparoscopic cholecystectomyMentoringSupervisionSurgical residentsTraining program

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PMID27721976
PMCPMC5050259

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