Operation time as a simple indicator to predict the overcoming of the learning curve in gastric cancer surgery: a multicenter cohort study.

Tae-Han KimKeun Won RyuJun Ho LeeGyu-Seok ChoWoo Jin HyungChan-Young KimMin-Chan KimSeung Wan RyuDong Woo ShinHyuk-Joon Lee

Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2019)

Overcoming the learning curve of distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer can be better predicted by operation time rather than by a combination of postoperative clinical parameters. It is recommended that surgeons initially operate on early stage cancer patients before overcoming the learning curve.

Keyphrases

early stage
minimally invasive
patients undergoing
coronary artery bypass
quality improvement
clinical trial
coronary artery disease
sentinel lymph node
radiation therapy
surgical site infection
lymph node
thoracic surgery