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Do errors and critical events relate to hernia repair outcomes?

Katherine Law Forsyth1, Shannon M DiMarco2, Caitlin G Jenewein2

  • 1University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Engineering, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 3214 Mechanical Engineering Building, 1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.

American Journal of Surgery
|December 22, 2016
PubMed
Summary

A new checklist effectively assesses errors in simulated laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. Junior residents' errors correlated with poorer hernia repair quality, validating the tool for surgical training assessment.

Keywords:
AssessmentDecision-makingLaparoscopySimulationSurgical educationSurgical error

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