Associations Between Video Evaluations of Surgical Technique and Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In any surgical procedure, various aspects of technique may affect patient outcomes. As new procedures enter practice, it is difficult to evaluate the association of each aspect of technique with patient outcomes.

Objective

To examine the associations between technique and outcomes in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cohort study of bariatric surgery programs participating in a statewide surgical quality improvement collaborative, 30 surgeons submitted intraoperative videos from representative sleeve gastrectomies performed on 6915 patients with morbid obesity. These videos were reviewed by blinded peer surgeons on key technical elements, and 605 reviews were linked to sleeve gastrectomy outcomes of all of the surge

SUBMITTER: Chhabra KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7745140 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature