Impact of the Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification System on the safety of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
Susumu ShibasakiKouichi SudaMasaya NakauchiKenichi NakamuraTsuyoshi TanakaKenji KikuchiKazuki InabaIchiro UyamaPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2020)
The incidence of postoperative morbidity did not differ between patients operated by the qualified and nonqualified surgeons, as long as ESSQS-qualified surgeons provide intraoperative instructions.