Is the learning curve for video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy affected by prior experience in open lobectomy?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 108-113

  Okyere, Sharon ^a   Attia, Rizwan ^a   Toufektzian, Levon ^a   Routledge, Tom ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experience; Learning; Lobectomy; Training; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; LEARNING CURVE; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORAX DRAINAGE; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BENCHMARKING; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BENCHMARKING; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; OPERATIVE TIME; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84936766121     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivv090     Document Type: Article

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