Authors: Masaki Wakasugi Mitsuyoshi Tei Kana Anno Tsubasa Mikami Ryo Tsukada Masahiro Koh Kenta Furukawa Yozo Suzuki Toru Masuzawa Kentaro Kishi Masahiro Tanemura Hiroki Akamatsu
Publish Date: 2015/11/13
Volume: 46, Issue: 9, Pages: 1039-1044
Abstract
To evaluate resident doctors’ proficiency in performing singleincision laparoscopic surgery for totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair SILSTEP and assess patient outcomes by comparing procedures performed by resident surgeons vs those performed by staff surgeonsThe mean operative times for unilateral and bilateral hernia repairs in the residentsurgeon and the staffsurgeon groups were 99 vs 88 min respectively p 005 and 130 vs 137 min respectively There was no significant difference in the incidence of conversion to a different procedure between the groups The mean postoperative hospital stay was 20 days for patients from the residentsurgeon group vs 28 days for those from the staffsurgeon group p 005 Seromas and wound infections developed in 8 12/148 of patients from the residentsurgeon group vs 12 19/153 of those from the staffsurgeon group No other major complications or hernia recurrence were noted in either group
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