Surgical Skill and Complication Rates after Bariatric Surgery
Why the study?
Does greater surgical skill reduce postoperative complications, reoperations, and readmissions after bariatric surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing bariatric surgery
Comparison
Greater technical skill of practicing bariatric… vs Lower technical skill
Design
Other
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports peer-rated skill assessment for bariatric surgeons; leaves open whether training improves outcomes.
Structured PICO
Does greater surgical skill reduce postoperative complications, reoperations, and readmissions after bariatric surgery?
P
Population
Patients undergoing bariatric surgery
I
Intervention
Greater technical skill of practicing bariatric surgeons (assessed via peer rating)
C
Comparator
Lower technical skill
O
Outcome
Postoperative complications, reoperation, readmission, and visits to the emergency departmenthard clinical
Peer rating of operative skill may be an effective strategy for assessing a surgeon's proficiency and predicting postoperative outcomes.
Limitations
- Findings are preliminary
Cite This Study
Birkmeyer et al. (2013) studied this question.