Multidimensional analysis of the learning curve for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in a regional hospital: the implementation of a standardized surgical procedure counterbalances the lack of experience.
Ioannis G GkionisMathaios E FlamourakisEleni S TsagkatakiEleni I KaloeidiKonstantinos G SpiridakisGeorgios E KostakisAthanasios K AlegkakisManousos S ChristodoulakisPublished in: BMC surgery (2020)
Taking into consideration all the parameters, it is our belief that a surgeon acquires proficiency in laparoscopic colorectal surgery after performing at least 50 diverse cases with a well structured and standardized surgical procedure.