Development and early outcomes of the national training initiative for transanal total mesorectal excision in the UK.

Nader K FrancisM PennaF CarterN J MortensenR Hompesnull null

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)

This exploratory study demonstrates acceptable early outcomes in a small cohort suggesting that a competency-based multi-modal training programme for TaTME can be feasible and safe to implement at a national level.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
rectal cancer
minimally invasive
virtual reality
randomized controlled trial
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metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle