ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2023
Learning curve in ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted excision of breast lesions for surgeons and ultrasound physicians.
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Background: The varying experience of surgeons and ultrasound physicians, and their collaboration with physicians, may affect operation time and efficiency. We evaluated the learning curve of ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted excision (VAE) of breast lesion with collaboration between different physicians, and assessed characteristics associated with operation time. Methods: The sample population of this retrospective study was divided into two groups: 49 consecutive patient surgeries completed by skilled surgeons and novice ultrasound physicians (U group); and 30 consecutive patient surgeries completed by skilled ultrasound physicians and novice surgeons (S group). Cumulative summation graphs were used to evaluate operation time and calculate the turning point of the learning curve. Patients in the U and S groups were divided into exploration stage and proficiency stage according to the turning point, and the differences in influencing factors were compared. A total of 548 patients who underwent vacuum-assisted breast excision performed by a combination of skilled surgeons and skilled ultrasound physicians were selected as the reference group (R group). The differences among the three groups were compared. The relationship between the operation time and other factors in the different groups was analyzed using linear regression. Results: The best learning curve of the sample population was the quadratic fitting equation, and the turning point was the 19th case in the U group and the 14th case in the S group. The total operation times in the proficiency stage were significantly shorter than those in the exploration stage in the U and S groups (P=0.012 and P=0.003, separately). Patient age, long diameter, short diameter, and depth of masses related to the operation time. Conclusions: Our data suggest the existence of different learning curves in ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted excision for the collaborations of different stages surgeons and ultrasound physicians. Through the accumulation of experience, it is feasible to safely perform ultrasound-guided VAE of breast lesions.
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