Impact of technically qualified surgeons on laparoscopic colorectal resection outcomes: results of a propensity score-matching analysis
BJS Open2020Vol. 4(3), pp. 486–498
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Nobuki Ichikawa, Shigenori Homma, Tohru Funakoshi, Takahiro Ohshima, Kunihiro HIROSE, K Yamada, Hiroki Nakamoto, K Kazui, Ryoichi Yokota, Toshio Honma, Yoshiaki Maeda, Tadashi Yoshida, Takahisa Ishikawa, Hiroaki Iijima, Takeshi Aiyama, Akinobu Taketomi
Abstract
Laparoscopic colorectal procedures performed with ESSQS-qualified surgeons showed improved postoperative results. Further studies are needed to investigate the impact of the qualification on long-term oncological outcomes.
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