Objective metrics for hand-sewn bowel anastomoses can differentiate novice from expert surgeons.

Ganesh SankaranarayananLisa M ParkerAimal KhanJames DialsDoga DemirelTansel HalicAlyson CrawfordUwe KrugerSuvranu DeJames W Fleshman

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)

Our study shows that our task-specific metrics have significant discriminant validity and can be used to evaluate the technical skills for this procedure.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
minimally invasive
clinical practice