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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Education
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Patient Safety

Background:

  • Lack of standardized definitions for laparoscopic surgery errors and poor technique.
  • Current teaching relies on subjective experience and individual preferences.
  • Need for a framework to standardize safe surgical technique and error avoidance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Achieve expert consensus on definitions of errors and poor technique in laparoscopic surgery.
  • Establish a framework for standardized teaching of safe laparoscopic techniques.
  • Develop criteria for avoiding common errors in laparoscopic surgery.

Main Methods:

  • International Delphi survey with laparoscopic surgery experts.
  • Definitions derived from literature reviews and procedural observations.
  • Consensus defined by agreement levels (Cronbach's α > 0.70, ≥75% agreement).

Main Results:

  • Two survey rounds with 33 and 25 international experts.
  • High overall consensus achieved (α = 0.9).
  • Final consensus list includes 17 definitions and 39 examples of errors and events.

Conclusions:

  • Standardized definitions and examples of technical errors in laparoscopic surgery were established.
  • This consensus provides uniform nomenclature for surgical training.
  • Serves as a reference guide for educators to standardize training and performance assessment.