Perception of NOTES among health care workers and medical students
Juan Javier Omana1, Sheetal Mistry, Daniel Herron
1Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. juanomana@yahoo.com
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Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an experimental surgical approach. Several intra-abdominal procedures have been successfully performed in animals and humans although the long-term safety is still unknown. Potential advantages are reduction of wound-related complications, reduced postoperative pain, improved cosmesis, and short recovery time. This study aimed to measure the overall perception among health care workers and medical students.
Materials:
A brief 9-item survey was created to measure the perception among health care workers and medical students. A total of 120 surveys were completed.
Results:
Overall, 15% had a favorable perception, 29% had an unfavorable perception, and 55% were undecided. A total of 40% considered the possibility of avoiding wound-related complications the most appealing advantage, whereas 54% cited unknown safety as the most concerning possible disadvantage. Current occupation, previous knowledge, and affiliation to the surgical department influenced the overall perception.
Conclusion:
Most health care workers and medical students in our sample were undecided in their perception of NOTES.
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