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Lin H, Baker JW, Meister K, Lak KL, Martin Del Campo SE, Smith A, Needleman B, Nadzam G, Ying LD, Varban O, Reyes AM, Breckenbridge J, Tabone L, Gentles C, Echeverri C, Jones SB, Gould J, Vosburg W, Jones DB, Edwards M, Nimeri A, Kindel T, Petrick A. American society for metabolic and bariatric surgery: intra-operative care pathway for minimally invasive Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2024; 20:895-909. [PMID: 39097472 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Clinical care pathways help guide and provide structure to clinicians and providers to improve healthcare delivery and quality. The Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee (QIPS) of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) has previously published care pathways for the performance of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and pre-operative care of patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). OBJECTIVE This current RYGB care pathway was created to address intraoperative care, defined as care occurring on the day of surgery from the preoperative holding area, through the operating room, and into the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). METHODS PubMed queries were performed from January 2001 to December 2019 and reviewed according to Level of Evidence regarding specific key questions developed by the committee. RESULTS Evidence-based recommendations are made for care of patients undergoing RYGB including the pre-operative holding area, intra-operative management and performance of RYGB, and concurrent procedures. CONCLUSIONS This document may provide guidance based on recent evidence to bariatric surgeons and providers for the intra-operative care for minimally invasive RYGB.
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- Henry Lin
- Department of Surgery, Signature Healthcare, Brockton, Massachusetts.
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- Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pharmacy, Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Surgery, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of General Surgery, St. Michael Medical Center, Silverdale, Washington
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- Department of General Surgery, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
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- Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Surgery, Northshore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Surgery, Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
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Kermansaravi M, Chiappetta S, Shikora SA, Musella M, Kow L, Aarts E, Abbas SI, Aly A, Aminian A, Angrisani L, Asghar ST, Bashir A, Behrens E, Billy H, Boza C, Brown WA, Caina DO, Carbajo MA, Chevallier JM, Clapp B, Cohen RV, Jazi AHD, De Luca M, Dilemans B, Fried M, Gagner M, Neto MG, Garneau PY, Gawdat K, Ghanem OM, Al Hadad M, Haddad A, ElFawal MH, Herrera MF, Higa K, Himpens J, Husain F, Kasama K, Kassir R, Khoursheed M, Khwaja H, Kristinsson JA, Kroh M, Kurian MS, Lakdawala M, LaMasters T, Lee WJ, Madhok B, Mahawar K, Mahdy T, Almomani H, Melissas J, Miller K, Neimark A, Omarov T, Palermo M, Papasavas PK, Parmar C, Pazouki A, Peterli R, Pintar T, Poggi L, Ponce J, Prasad A, Pratt JSA, Ramos AC, Rezvani M, Rheinwalt K, Ribeiro R, Ruiz-Ucar E, Sabry K, Safadi B, Shabbir A, ShahabiShahmiri S, Stenberg E, Suter M, Taha S, Taskin HE, Torres A, Verboonen S, Vilallonga R, Voon K, Wafa A, Wang C, Weiner R, Yang W, Zundel N, Prager G, Nimeri A. Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon Criteria-An International Experts' Consensus. Obes Surg 2024; 34:3216-3228. [PMID: 39046625 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-024-07395-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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PURPOSE With the global epidemic of obesity, the importance of metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is greater than ever before. Performing these surgeries requires academic training and the completion of a dedicated fellowship training program. This study aimed to develop guidelines based on expert consensus using a modified Delphi method to create the criteria for metabolic and bariatric surgeons that must be mastered before obtaining privileges to perform MBS. METHODS Eighty-nine recognized MBS surgeons from 42 countries participated in the Modified Delphi consensus to vote on 30 statements in two rounds. An agreement/disagreement among ≥ 70.0% of the experts was regarded to indicate a consensus. RESULTS Consensus was reached on 29 out of 30 statements. Most experts agreed that before getting privileges to perform MBS, surgeons must hold a general surgery degree and complete or have completed a dedicated fellowship training program. The experts agreed that the learning curves for the various operative procedures are approximately 25-50 operations for the LSG, 50-75 for the OAGB, and 75-100 for the RYGB. 93.1% of experts agreed that MBS surgeons should diligently record patients' data in their National or Global database. CONCLUSION MBS surgeons should have a degree in general surgery and have been enrolled in a dedicated fellowship training program with a structured curriculum. The learning curve of MBS procedures is procedure dependent. MBS surgeons must demonstrate proficiency in managing postoperative complications, collaborate within a multidisciplinary team, commit to a minimum 2-year patient follow-up, and actively engage in national and international MBS societies.
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- Mohammad Kermansaravi
- Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Hazrat-E Fatemeh Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Advanced Biomedical Sciences Department, Federico II" University, Naples, Italy
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- Adelaide Bariatric Centre, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Weight Works Clinics and Allurion Clinics, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Director, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Bariatric and Metabolic Center (GBMC)-Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan
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- Ventura Advanced Surgical Associates, Ventura, CA, USA
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- Nutrition and Bariatric Center, Clinica Las Condes, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Department of Surgery, Central Clinical School, Alfred Health, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Dr. Federico Abete Hospital for Trauma and Emergency, Obesity and Metabolic Center, Malvinas, Argentina
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- Department of Surgery, Texas Tech HSC Paul Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Center for the Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes, Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, Sao Paolo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Hazrat-E Fatemeh Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of General Surgery, Sint Jan Brugge-Oostende, Brugge, AZ, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Westmount Square Surgical Center, Westmount, QC, Canada
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- Division of Bariatric Surgery, CIUSSS-NIM, Montreal, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- Bariatric Surgery Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Division of Metabolic & Abdominal Wall Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Gastrointestinal Bariatric and Metabolic Center (GBMC)-Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan
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- Endocrine and Bariatric Surgery, UNAM at INCMNSZ, Mexico City, México
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- Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital, UCSF Fresno, Fresno, CA, USA
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- Bariatric Surgery Unit, Delta Chirec Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, USA
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- Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery Center, Yotsuya Medical Cube, Tokyo, Japan
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- Digestive and Bariatric Surgery Department, The View Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology, Morbid Obesity and Preventive Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Foregut Surgery and Surgical Endoscopy, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of General Surgery and Minimal Access Surgical Sciences, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- UnityPoint Clinic Weight Loss Specialists, West Des Moines, IA, USA
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- Medical Weight Loss Center, China Medical University Shinchu Hospital, Zhubei City, Taiwan
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- East Midlands Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, DE22 3NE, UK
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- South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation NHS Trust, Sunderland, UK
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- Department of Bariatric Surgery, Sharjah University, Sharjah, UAE
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- Bariatric Unit, Heraklion University Hospital, University of Crete, Crete, Greece
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- Diakonissen Wehrle Private Hospital, Salzburg, Austria
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- Laboratory of Surgery for Metabolic Disorders, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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- Department of Surgery, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan
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- Department of Surgery, Centro CIEN-Diagnomed, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Hazrat-E Fatemeh Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Clarunis-University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Claraspital, and University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery and Medical Faculty, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Surgery Clinica Anglo Americana, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
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- Bariatric Surgery Program, CHI Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Avenue, GS 112, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Hwy, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, JeffersonSuite 205, Woodbridge, VA, 14904, USA
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- Centro Multidisciplinar Do Tratamento da Obesidade, Hospital Lusíadas Amadora E Lisbon, Amadora, Portugal
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- Department of Bariatric and Endocrine Surgery, Fuenlabrada University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Ain Shams University, Ain Shams, Egypt
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- National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Hazrat-E Fatemeh Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Rennaz, Switzerland
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- Mediclinic Hospital Airport Road, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Department of Surgery, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Complutense University of Madrid, Calle del Prof Martín Lagos, S/N, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrine, Bariatric, and Metabolic Surgery Department, University Hospital Vall Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of General Surgery, Penang General Hospital, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
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- Aljazeera International Hospital, Misurata University School of Medicine, Misurata, Libya
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- Department of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Surgery, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Vienna Medical University, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Director of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Rahimi AO, Hsu CH, Maegawa F, Soliman D, King RJ, Ashouri Y, Ghaderi I. First Assistant In Bariatric Surgery: A Comparison Between Laparoscopic And Robotic Approaches: A 4-Year Analysis of the MBSAQIP Database (2016-2019). Obes Surg 2024; 34:866-873. [PMID: 38114775 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06996-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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PURPOSE The first assistant (FA) plays an important role in the operating room for bariatric surgery. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the type of FA and operative time (OT) and postoperative outcomes comparing robotic and laparoscopic approaches in bariatric surgery. METHODS AND MATERIALS The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) data for 2016-2019 was queried. Log-normal regression was performed to evaluate the association of FAs and OT variations within and between groups. We used logistic regression to examine the relationship between the type of FA and 30-day outcomes across all procedures and approaches. RESULTS A total of 691,789 patients who underwent robotic (R), and laparoscopic (L) sleeve gastrectomy (SG), Roux-en-Y gastric-bypass (RYGB), and duodenal switch (DS) were included. The percentage variation of OT was higher in the laparoscopic group (L-SG: 8.18%, L-RYGB: 9.88%, and L-DS: 15.00%) compared to the robotic group (R-SG: 2.43%, R-RYGB: 5.76%, and R-DS: 0.80%). There was not a significant difference in 30-day outcomes between laparoscopic and robotic approaches for the same procedures. CONCLUSIONS The FA was associated with a decreased variability in OT in the robotic cohort compared to the laparoscopic group with no significant difference in complication rates. These results suggest that the robotic approach may decrease the need for skilled FAs in bariatric procedures.
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- Ahmad Omid Rahimi
- Section of Minimally Invasive, Robotic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245066, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5066, USA
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, University of Arizona College of Public Health, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Division of General & GI Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University, 5673 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Suite 680, Atlanta, GA, 30342, USA
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- Section of Minimally Invasive, Robotic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245066, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5066, USA
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- Section of Minimally Invasive, Robotic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245066, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5066, USA
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- Section of Minimally Invasive, Robotic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245066, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5066, USA
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- Section of Minimally Invasive, Robotic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501N. Campbell Avenue, P.O. Box 245066, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5066, USA.
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Ng GY, Gallagher RS, Borja AJ, Jabarkheel R, Na J, McClintock SD, Chen HI, Petrov D, Jankowitz BT, Malhotra NR. Neurosurgeons Deliver Similar Quality Care Regardless of First Assistant Type: Resident Physician versus Nonphysician Surgical Assistant. World Neurosurg 2023; 174:e144-e151. [PMID: 36907269 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE There are limited data evaluating the outcomes of attending neurosurgeons with different types of first assistants. This study considers a common neurosurgical procedure (single-level, posterior-only lumbar fusion surgery) and examines whether attending surgeons deliver equal patient outcomes, regardless of the type of first assistant (resident physician vs. nonphysician surgical assistant [NPSA]), among otherwise exact-matched patients. METHODS The authors retrospectively analyzed 3395 adult patients undergoing single-level, posterior-only lumbar fusion at a single academic medical center. Primary outcomes included readmissions, emergency department visits, reoperation, and mortality within 30 and 90 days after surgery. Secondary outcome measures included discharge disposition, length of stay, and length of surgery. Coarsened exact matching was used to match patients on key demographics and baseline characteristics known to independently affect neurosurgical outcomes. RESULTS Among exact-matched patients (n = 1402), there was no significant difference in adverse postsurgical events (readmission, emergency department visits, reoperation, or mortality) within 30 days or 90 days of the index operation between patients who had resident physicians and those who had NPSAs as first assistants. Patients who had resident physicians as first assistants demonstrated a longer length of stay (mean: 100.0 vs. 87.4 hours, P < 0.001) and a shorter duration of surgery (mean: 187.4 vs. 213.8 minutes, P < 0.001). There was no significant difference between the two groups in the percentage of patients discharged home. CONCLUSIONS For single-level posterior spinal fusion, in the setting described, there are no differences in short-term patient outcomes delivered by attending surgeons assisted by resident physicians versus NPSAs.
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- Grace Y Ng
- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- McKenna EpiLog Fellowship in Population Health, at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- West Chester University, The West Chester Statistical Institute and Department of Mathematics, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; McKenna EpiLog Fellowship in Population Health, at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Tsuzuki Y, Hirata T, Tsuzuki S, Wada S, Tamakoshi A. Does the experience of the first assistant affect organ injuries in laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign diseases? Arch Gynecol Obstet 2023; 307:453-458. [PMID: 36045193 PMCID: PMC9918563 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-022-06745-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE This study sought to explore whether the experience level of the first assistant surgeon influences perioperative organ injuries (ureteral, bladder, and intestinal injuries) in patients undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) for benign diseases. We defined an experienced surgeon as a surgeon certified by the Skill Qualification Committee of the Japan Society of Gynecologic and Obstetric Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy or a surgeon with equivalent surgical skills. METHODS We reviewed our surgical registry database of TLH for benign indications between 2014 and 2020 and only selected cases performed by an experienced primary surgeon. Patients were divided into two groups based on the experience level of the first assistant. Inverse probability of treatment weighting by propensity score, which was adjusted for patient and procedure characteristics, was used to examine differences in perioperative organ injuries according to the experience level of the first assistant. RESULTS Among 1682 patients who underwent TLH, 18 organ injuries were found (0.83%). In the propensity score inverse probability of treatment weighting models, less experience of the first assistant had no significant impact on the occurrence of perioperative organ injuries (p = 0.348). CONCLUSION In TLH for benign indications at our hospital, given an experienced primary surgeon, the inclusion of a less experienced first assistant does not negatively affect the occurrence of perioperative organ injuries.
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- Yoko Tsuzuki
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, 1-40, 1-jou, 12-choume, Maeda, Teine-ku, Sapporo city, Hokkaido, 006-8555, Japan.
- Department of Public Health, Hokkaido University Faculty and Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15, Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo city, Hokkaido, 060-8638, Japan.
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- Department of Public Health, Hokkaido University Faculty and Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15, Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo city, Hokkaido, 060-8638, Japan
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- Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1, Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, 1-40, 1-jou, 12-choume, Maeda, Teine-ku, Sapporo city, Hokkaido, 006-8555, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Hokkaido University Faculty and Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15, Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo city, Hokkaido, 060-8638, Japan
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