Evaluation of the usefulness of the SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program from the viewpoint of the European surgeon.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Common bile duct injury (CBDI) is a severe complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). To minimize its occurrence, SAGES established the Safe Cholecystectomy Program (SCP) with 6 rules to follow during surgery.

Aim

To assess the knowledge of SCP among European surgeons and their opinion on its usefulness.

Material and methods

Data were gathered using questionnaires during surgical conferences in Poland and Denmark. The questionnaire asked about the surgeon's experience in cholecystectomy and the number of complications in the form of CBDI. It asked about the surgeon's opinion on the usefulness of SCP rules on a 10-point scale. A comparison between specialists and residents was performed. The study has been registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov - NCT

SUBMITTER: Bogacki P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7020732 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature