Live surgery: highly educational or harmful?


Rocco B., Grasso A. A. C., De Lorenzis E., Davis J. W., Abbou C., Breda A., ...More

WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, vol.36, no.2, pp.171-175, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00345-017-2118-1
  • Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.171-175
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Live surgery (LS) is considered a useful teaching opportunity. The benefits must be balanced with patient safety concerns. To evaluate the rate of complications of a series of urologic LS performed by experts during the Congress Challenge in Laparoscopy and Robotics (CILR).