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A tool-kit for the quantitative assessment of proficiency in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20070329     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Aim  Laparoscopic colorectal surgery includes operative procedures of varying complexity, and traditional assessment tools may not be enough to assess competence. This study defines quantitative tools for assessing proficiency in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Method  A single surgeon's 11-year experience was subdivided into five phases with equal numbers of patients. A tool-kit, with specific tools defined as the complexity score, the conversion score, the technical score, the training score and the proficiency score, has been developed and used to evaluate each phase of the experience. Results  There were 400 patients, with 80 in each of the five phases. The complexity score increased from 23.75 to 63.75 over the five phases. Similar increases were also demonstrable in the conversion score (from 0.45 to 15.45), the technical score (from 30 to 96.5), the training score (from 5.8 to 34.8) and the overall proficiency score (from 15 to 52.63). Conclusion  The results show that it is possible to quantify the workload in laparoscopic colorectal surgery and to assess increasing proficiency using a simple, reproducible and reliable tool-kit.
Authors:
P R Shah; P N Haray
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1463-1318     ISO Abbreviation:  Colorectal Dis     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-25     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100883611     Medline TA:  Colorectal Dis     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  576-82     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2011 The Authors. Colorectal Disease © 2011 The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland.
Affiliation:
Cwm Taf NHS Trust, Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil, UK School of Health, Science and Sports, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, UK.
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