Surgical experience and identification of errors in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical errors are acts or omissions resulting in negative consequences and/or increased operating time. This study describes surgeon-reported errors in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Methods

Intraoperative videos were uploaded and annotated on Touch SurgeryTM Enterprise. Participants evaluated videos for severity using a 10-point intraoperative cholecystitis grading score, and errors using Observational Clinical Human Reliability Assessment, which includes skill, consequence, and mechanism classifications.

Results

Nine videos were assessed by 8 participants (3 junior (specialist trainee (ST) 3-5), 2 senior trainees (ST6-8), and 3 consultants). Participants identified 550 errors. Positive relationships were seen between total operating time and error count

SUBMITTER: Humm GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10564403 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature