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  • Title: Minimally invasive surgery adoption into an established surgical practice: impact of a fellowship-trained colleague.
    Author: Dominguez EP, Barrat C, Shaffer L, Gruner R, Whisler D, Taylor P.
    Journal: Surg Endosc; 2013 Apr; 27(4):1267-72. PubMed ID: 23232996.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Practicing general surgeons adopt minimally invasive techniques using training opportunities such as weekend courses, videos, hands-on conferences, and traveling proctors with varying success. By integrating a fellowship-trained surgeon into an established practice, we show that minimally invasive techniques can be readily adopted. METHODS: A retrospective review of operative reports from July 2004 through June 2008 obtained the number of laparoscopic and open appendectomies, colectomies, ventral/incisional hernias, and inguinal hernias performed by five practicing surgeons. Three time intervals were formed: 18 months before arrival of the MIS-trained surgeon, a 12-month transition period, and the 18 months following. Only cases performed by the five surgeons, and not by the MIS-trained surgeon, were included. A survey elicited the opinions of the five surgeons on various aspects of the transition, including barriers and effectiveness of different methods for learning MIS techniques. RESULTS: A total of 4,016 cases were reviewed. The percentage of total cases performed laparoscopically increased from 12.1 to 48.3 %. Laparoscopic appendectomies significantly increased across time periods from 19 to 80 % (p < 0.0001). Adoption of laparoscopic ventral/incisional hernia repairs increased from 4.8 to 20.1 % (p = 0.0322). Laparoscopic inguinal hernias increased from 0.6 to 31.1 % (p < 0.0001). Finally, laparoscopic colectomies significantly increased from 25 to 52 % (p < 0.0001). Survey responses indicated that "mentoring by a colleague with MIS training" was superior to other methods for learning MIS procedures (p = 0.0327-0.0516). CONCLUSIONS: The integration of a fellowship-trained MIS colleague into a general surgery practice resulted in a 300 % increase in the proportion of appendectomies, ventral hernias, inguinal hernias, and colectomies performed laparoscopically by the other members of the practice. When surveyed, the surgeons felt that mentoring by a colleague with MIS training was the most effective method for adopting MIS procedures into their practice.
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