Safety and effectiveness of live broadcast of surgical procedures: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Live Broadcast of Surgical Procedures (LBSP) has gained popularity in conferences and educational meetings in the past few decades. This is due to rapid advancement in both Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) that enable transmission of the entire operative field and transmission ease and technology to help broadcast the operation to a live audience. The aim of this study was to update the evidence with specific emphasis on the patient safety issues related to LBSP in MIS.

Methods

A systematic review of the literature was performed using Medline, Embase and Pubmed using defined search terms related to LBSP in educational events across all surgical specialities, in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. We also consolidated the prior guidelines and position statemen

SUBMITTER: Awad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125972 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature