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M Sami Walid1, Richard L Heaton
1Medical Center of Central Georgia, 840 Pine Street, Suite 880, Macon, GA 31201, USA. mswalid@yahoo.com
Introduction:
Laparoscopic skills are indispensable to the practice of present-day gynecologists. Hence, we investigated the share of minimal invasive surgery in the training of obstetricians and gynecologists.
Materials And Methods:
Information on resident experience from 197 obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) residency programs was obtained from the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Results:
Over a period of 4 years, an OBGYN resident performs--as surgeon or assistant--on average 190 abdominal procedures including 111 abdominal hysterectomies as well as 53 vaginal hysterectomies and 95 operative laparoscopic procedures with or without hysterectomy. The average laparoscopy-tolaparotomy quotient (LPQ) is 0.54, and the average vaginal-to-abdominal hysterectomy quotient (VAQ) is 0.50.
Conclusion:
More attention to minimal invasive surgery is needed in OBGYN residency programs.
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