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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Oncology
  • Medical Technology
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Colorectal cancer surgery outcomes vary significantly between institutions.
  • Operative notes lack objective, comprehensive details of surgical procedures.
  • There is a need for improved methods to assess surgical quality and performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the feasibility of operative video recording in colorectal cancer surgery.
  • To determine if video recording provides objective information on surgical procedures and quality.
  • To assess if systematic video analysis can improve surgical performance.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective single-institution trial including patients aged ≥18 undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgery.
  • Peroperative video recording of key surgical moments.
  • Comparison of video data with traditional operative notes using adequate steps and a scoring system against a historic cohort.

Main Results:

  • Video recording significantly increased the availability of adequate surgical steps and information compared to operative notes alone (p < .001).
  • Combining video with operative notes yielded the highest adequacy score (p < .001).
  • 15 video-recorded cases were compared with 32 historic control cases.

Conclusions:

  • Systematic video registration is feasible for colorectal cancer surgery.
  • Video recording enhances the availability of essential procedural information.
  • Combining operative video with traditional notes is the optimal strategy for improving surgical documentation and potentially outcomes.