Detecting performance variance in complex surgical procedures: Analysis of a step-wise technique for laparoscopic right hepatectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 418-423

  Toro, Juan P ^a   Patel, Ankit D ^a   Lytle, Nathaniel W ^a   Sweeney, John F ^a   Medbery, Rachel L ^a   Scott Davis, Steven ^a   Lin, Edward ^a   Sarmiento, Juan M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Keywords Laparoscopic right hepatectomy; Manufacturing productivity tools; Step wise technique; Variance

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DISSECTION; FAT CONTENT; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LAPAROSCOPIC RIGHT HEPATECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER VEIN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PARENCHYMA; PARENCHYMAL TRANSECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VIDEORECORDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; LAPAROSCOPY; STANDARDS;

HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OPERATIVE TIME; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84922662616     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.03.014     Document Type: Article

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