Characterization of Near-Infrared Imaging and Indocyanine-Green Use Amongst General Surgeons: A Survey of 263 General Surgeons.
Kevin VerhoeffValentin MocanuBreanna FangJerry DangWarren SunNoah J SwitzerDaniel W BirchShahzeer KarmaliPublished in: Surgical innovation (2022)
NIRFI use is common with high case volume, bariatric, foregut, and thoracic surgery practices associated with adoption. Barriers to use appear to be lack of awareness, low confidence in current evidence, and inadequate training. High quality randomized studies evaluating NIRFI are needed to improve confidence in current evidence; if deemed beneficial, training will be imperative for NIRFI adoption.
Keyphrases
- thoracic surgery
- electronic health record
- virtual reality
- double blind
- high resolution
- primary care
- open label
- weight loss
- placebo controlled
- phase iii
- quality improvement
- roux en y gastric bypass
- clinical trial
- phase ii
- randomized controlled trial
- case control
- gastric bypass
- mass spectrometry
- study protocol
- bariatric surgery