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Published on: November 14, 2020
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Learning Curve: Clinical and Economical Impact
Sergio Carandina1, Laura Montana2, Marc Danan3
1ELSAN, Clinique Saint Michel, Centre Chirurgical de l'Obesité (CCO), 8300, Toulon, France. sergio.carandina@gmail.com.
Background:
The results in the literature regarding the learning curve (LC) of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) are scarce and non-definitive. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the correlation between the LSG learning curve and intraoperative parameter variation, postoperative morbidity, weight loss results, and economic impact.
Methods:
The first 99 obese patients undergoing LSG surgery by the same surgeon from March 2013 to April 2016 were included in the present study. Patients were equally distributed among three groups (A, B, C) based on case sequence.
Results:
The three study groups were homogeneous with respect to age, BMI, gender, and comorbidities. There was a significant reduction in operative time among the groups (p < 0.00001), with a difference of approximately 40 min between the first and third groups. The decrease in operative time was associated with a decrease in the number of stapler firings used per LSG. Conversely, there was no statistical correlation between intraoperative blood loss, intraoperative complications, or weight loss 1-year postsurgery and the LSG learning curve. In addition, the increase in experience with LSG was also associated with a significant reduction (p < 0.00001) in the length of hospital stay. With respect to postoperative complications, a statistically significant difference was recorded between groups B and C (p = 0.02). Finally, a patient undergoing surgery at the end of the LC had an estimated reduction in economic impact of approximately 2700 Euros compared with a patient undergoing surgery at the beginning of the LC.
Conclusion:
Approximately 60 cases are required to reach proficiency in reducing postoperative complications and costs of LSG.
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