Quantitative assessment of expert and novice surgeons' thinking processes: An application to hernia repair

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 110-115

  Agha, Hayder ^a   Arora, Sonal ^a   Sevdalis, Nick ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Hernia; Surgical education; Surgical skill

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST SCORE; ANESTHESIOLOGIST SCORE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPERT SURGEON; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STUDENT; NOVICE SURGEON; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGEON;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL SURGERY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 79960182986     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. N. Sevdalis, and P. McCulloch Teaching evidence-based decision-making Surg Clin North Am 86 2006 59 70 (Pubitemid 43143198)
2. R. Flin, G. Youngson, and S. Yule How do surgeons make intraoperative decisions? Qual Safe Health Care 16 2007 235 239 (Pubitemid 46972870)
3. R. Jacklin, N. Sevdalis, and A. Darzi Mapping surgical practice decision making in: an interview study to evaluate decisions in surgical care Am J Surg 195 2008 689 696 (Pubitemid 351522188)
4. C.A. Vincent, C. Davy, and A. Esmail Learning from litigation: an analysis of claims of clinical negligence 2004 Manchester Centre for Healthcare Management, University of Manchester Manchester, UK
5. M.M. Elsebae, M. Nasr, and M. Said Tension-free repair versus Bassini technique for strangulated inguinal hernia: a controlled randomized study Int J Surg 6 2008 302 305
6. P. Garg, M. Rajagopal, and V. Varghese Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair with nonfixation of the mesh for 1,692 hernias Surg Endosc 23 2009 1241 1245
7. Garg P, Menon R, Rajagopal M, et al. Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repairs. Surg Endosc. In press.
8. T. Pavlidis Current opinion on laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia Surg Endosc 24 2010 974 976
9. M.T. Nutley, R.H. Mulloy, and N. Hagen Minimal postoperative pain using preperitoneal nontension sutured repair of direct inguinal hernias Am J Surg 191 2006 479 482 (Pubitemid 43384142)
10. K. McCormack, B. Wake, and J. Perez Laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernia repair: systematic review of effectiveness and economic evaluation Health Technol Assess 9 2005 1 203
11. H. Mazeh, N. Beglaibter, and R. Grinbaum Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair on a general surgery ward: 5 years' experience J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 18 2008 373 376 (Pubitemid 351748806)
12. M.L. Wall, T. Cherian, and J.C. Lotz Laparoscopic hernia repairthe best option? Acta Chir Belg 108 2008 186 191
13. National Institute for Clinical Excellence Laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernia repair. Technology appraisal 83 http://www.nice.org.uk/ nicemedia/live/11542/32924/32924.pdf Accessed: June 15, 2010
14. G.A. Bernhardt, P. Kornprat, and H. Cerwenka Do we follow evidence-based medicine recommendations during inguinal hernia surgery? Results of a survey covering 2441 hernia repairs in 2007 World J Surg 33 2009 2050 2055
15. R.W. Cooksey Judgment analysis: theory, methods, and applications 1996 Academic Press San Diego, CA
16. R.W. Cooksey The methodology of social judgement theory Think Reason 2 1996 141 173
17. A.D. MacCormick, and B.R. Parry Judgment analysis of surgeons' prioritization of patients for elective general surgery Med Decis Making 26 2006 255 264 (Pubitemid 43726011)
18. F. Kee, P. McDonald, and J.R. Kirwan Urgency and priority for cardiac surgery: a clinical judgment analysis BMJ 316 1998 925 929 (Pubitemid 28120878)
19. R. Jacklin, N. Sevdalis, and C. Harries Judgment analysis: a method for quantitative evaluation of trainee surgeons' judgments of surgical risk Am J Surg 195 2008 193 198
20. R. Jacklin, N. Sevdalis, and A. Darzi Efficacy of cognitive feedback in improving operative risk estimation Am J Surg 197 2009 76 81
21. M.G. Clarke, J.R.M. Wilson, and K.P. Kennedy Clinical judgment analysis of the parameters used by consultant urologists in the management of prostate cancer J Urol 178 2007 98 102 (Pubitemid 46898473)
22. J.R.M. Wilson, K.P. Kennedy, and P. Ewings Analysis of consultant decision-making in the management of prostate cancer Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 11 2008 288 293
23. S. Arora, N. Sevdalis, and I. Suliman What makes a competent surgeon? Experts' and trainees' perceptions of the roles of a surgeon Am J Surg 198 2009 726 732
24. S. Arora, N. Sevdalis, and D. Nestel The impact of stress on surgical performance: a systematic review of the literature Surgery 47 2010 318 330
25. N. Sevdalis, R.E. Davis, and M. Koutantji Reliability of a revised NOTECHS scale for use in surgical teams Am J Surg 196 2008 184 190 (Pubitemid 351970519)
26. S.K. Sarker, S. Rehman, and M. Ladwa A decision-making learning and assessment tool in laparoscopic cholecystectomy Surg Endosc 23 2009 197 203
27. J.R. Clarke Decision making in surgical practice World J Surg 13 1989 245 251 (Pubitemid 19152414)
28. A.S. Elstein Decision analysis in surgical education World J Surg 13 1989 287 291 (Pubitemid 19152421)
29. D.S. Kucey Decision analysis for the surgeon World J Surg 23 1999 1227 1231 (Pubitemid 29530465)
30. H.J. Kreder Evidence-based surgical practice: what is it and do we need it? World J Surg 23 1999 1232 1235 (Pubitemid 29530466)
31. F. Lacaine Evidence-based medicine in surgical decision-making World J Surg 29; 2005 588 591
32. A.M. Knops, H. Vermeulen, and D.A. Legemate Attitudes, awareness and barriers regarding evidence-based surgery among surgeons and surgical nurses World J Surg 33 2009 1348 1355