Skill-qualified surgeons positively affect short-term outcomes after laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a survey of the National Clinical Database of Japan.
Takeyuki MisawaHideki EndoToshiyuki MoriShigeki YamaguchiMasafumi InomataHiroyuki YamamotoYoshiharu SakaiYoshihiro KakejiHiroaki MiyataYuko KitagawaPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2023)
The ESSQS appears to discriminate laparoscopic surgeons who can be expected to achieve significantly improved gastrectomy outcomes.