Journal article
Surgical Skill and Complication Rates after Bariatric Surgery
The New England journal of medicine, Vol.370(3), pp.285-285
01/16/2014
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1313890
PMID: 24428486
Abstract
To the Editor:
Birkmeyer et al. (Oct. 10 issue)
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report that peer ratings of the technical skill of bariatric surgeons correlated with patient outcomes as measured according to complication rates — the higher the peer rating of technical skill, the lower the rate of complications. This finding may be true for laparoscopic bypass surgery performed by bariatric surgeons, but it may not hold true for other types of surgery. The study involved an operative procedure in which the technique is fairly standard. To suggest that the same findings may be observed in other procedures in which surgical approaches, techniques, and . . .
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Surgical Skill and Complication Rates after Bariatric Surgery
- Creators
- Brian J Dlouhy - Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaRajesh C Rao - University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MIPiers Page - Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Brighton, United KingdomDavid Julià - Hospital Universitari Doctor Josep Trueta, Girona, SpainNúria Gómez - Hospital Universitari Doctor Josep Trueta, Girona, SpainAntoni Codina-Cazador - Hospital Universitari Doctor Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The New England journal of medicine, Vol.370(3), pp.285-285
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- DOI
- 10.1056/NEJMc1313890
- PMID
- 24428486
- ISSN
- 0028-4793
- eISSN
- 1533-4406
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/16/2014
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984070146402771
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