2015 Annual Meeting attendees identified management of complications during laparoscopic surgery as one of the top five areas where increased knowledge and skills are needed. 2015 Annual Meeting attendees identified ventral hernia repair as one of the top five areas where increased knowledge and skills are needed. 2015 Annual Meeting attendees identified difficult cholecystectomy as […]
16.7% (n=1) of attendees at Minimal Access Tricks and Techniques Hands-On Course reported no reduced port or mini-laparoscopic cholecystectomies over prior 3 months of practice, and another 50% (n=3) reported only 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for reduced port or mini-laparoscopic cholecystectomies was 4.2/5 among attendees at the Minimal Access Tricks and Techniques Hands-On Course […]
73.7% (n=14) of attendees at the All Things Hernia Hands-On Course reported no use of anterior component separation for ventral hernia repair over prior 3 months of practice, and another 15.8% (n=3) reported only 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for use of anterior component separation for ventral hernia repair was 3.7/5 among attendees at the […]
34.3% (n=12) of attendees at the FUSE-Preparation/Refresher PG Course reported no use of radiofrequency electrosurgery over prior 3 months of practice, and another 5.7% (n=2) reported only 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for use of radiofrequency electrosurgery was 3.6/5 among attendees at the FUSE-Preparation/Refresher PG Course at 2015 post-meeting analysis. 8.3% (n=3) of attendees at […]
4.2% (n=9) of attendees at the Updates in Abdominal Wall Management-Mesh Theory, Tissue Use, Complex Locations PG Course reported no hernia repairs with mesh over prior 3 months of practice, and another 9.4% (n=20) reported only 1-3 cases. Average comfort level for hernia repairs with mesh was 4.5/5 among attendees at the Updates in Abdominal […]