Training programs influence in the learning curve of laparoscopic gastric bypass for morbid obesity: A systematic review

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-41

  Sánchez Santos, Raquel ^a,b   Estévez, Sergio ^a   Tomé, Catherine ^a   González, Sonia ^a   Brox, Antonia ^a   Nicolás, Raul ^a   Crego, Rosario ^a   Piñón, Miguel ^a   Masdevall, Carles ^c   Torres, Antonio ^d  

^a Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL MONTECELO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Learning curve; Systematic review; Training programs

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANASTOMOSIS STENOSIS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING CURVE; MORBID OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857365229     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-011-0398-x     Document Type: Review

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