Clinical impact of Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification System (ESSQS) by Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES) for laparoscopic distal gastrectomy and low anterior resection based on the National Clinical Database (NCD) registry.

Tomonori Akagi Hideki Endo Masafumi Inomata Hiroyuki YamamotoToshiyuki MoriKazuyuki KojimaHiroya KuroyanagiYoshiharu SakaiKentaro NakajimaHidefumi ShiroshitaTsuyoshi EtohYoshihisa SaidaSeiichiro YamamotoHirotoshi HasegawaHideki Ueno Yoshihiro KakejiHiroaki MiyataYuko KitagawaMasahiko Watanabe

Published in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2020)

ESSQS certification did not affect postoperative mortality following LDG and LLAR, but annual experience of laparoscopic surgery was associated with it. ESSQS certification may contribute to favorable outcomes regarding anastomotic leakage following LDG and LLAR.

Keyphrases

laparoscopic surgery
minimally invasive
ultrasound guided
robot assisted
coronary artery bypass

cardiovascular events
rectal cancer
quality improvement
endoscopic submucosal dissection
emergency department

risk factors
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
surgical site infection

atrial fibrillation
acute coronary syndrome
glycemic control
drug induced