What errors make a laparoscopic cancer surgery unsafe? An ad hoc analysis of competency assessment in the National Training Programme for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in England.
Author
Ni, M
Mackenzie, H
Widdison, A
Jenkins, J T
Mansfield, Steve
Dixon, T
Slade, D
Coleman, M G
Hanna, G B
Date
2016-03Journal
Surgical endoscopyType
Journal ArticlePublisher
SpringerDOI
10.1007/s00464-015-4289-4Rights
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The National Training Programme for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in England was implemented to ensure training was supervised, structured, safe and effective. Delegates were required to pass a competency assessment (sign-off) before undertaking independent practice. This study described the types of errors identified and associated these errors with competency to progress to independent laparoscopic colorectal practice.