Accelerated learning curve for colorectal resection, open versus laparoscopic approach, can be attained with expert supervision

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2850-2854

  Maeda, T ^a   Tan, K Y ^a,b   Konishi, Fumio ^a   Tsujinaka, S ^a   Mizokami, K ^a   Sasaki, J ^a   Kawamura, Y J ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic colorectal resection; Learning curve; Trainee surgeon

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC COLORECTAL RESECTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPEN COLORECTAL RESECTION; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RECTUM CANCER; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 78651377072     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1063-5     Document Type: Article

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