Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Postoperative complications remain common after surgery, but little is known about the extent of variation in operative technical skill and whether variation is associated with patient outcomes.

Objectives

To examine the (1) variation in technical skill scores of practicing surgeons, (2) association between technical skills and patient outcomes, and (3) amount of variation in patient outcomes explained by a surgeon's technical skill.

Design, setting, and participants

In this quality improvement study, 17 practicing surgeons submitted a video of a laparoscopic right hemicolectomy that was then rated by at least 10 blinded peer surgeons and 2 expert raters. The association between surgeon technical skill scores and risk-adjusted outcomes was examined using da

SUBMITTER: Stulberg JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7439214 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature