STUDY OBJECTIVES: To estimate the current conversion rate in laparoscopic hysterectomy
(LH); to estimate the influence of patient, procedure, and performer characteristics on …

Background The resectability of colorectal liver metastases is in part largely based on the
surgeon's assessment of cross-sectional imaging. This process, while guided by principles …

Background Measuring the quality of surgical care is essential to identifying areas of
weakness in the delivery of effective surgical care and to improving patient outcomes. Our …

Background This study aimed to identify the frequency of events in the different patient safety
risk domains during minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and conventional surgery (CS) …

Patients' perspective is increasingly re‐cognised as an important outcome measure in oral
surgery. However, how patients perceive the surgical treatment cannot be assessed …

This study was conducted to adapt and validate a patient safety (PS) framework for
minimally invasive surgery (MIS) as a first step in understanding the clinical relevance of …

Background: Postoperative emergency department (ED) visits are a commonly used
measure of surgical quality. However, the extent to which this metric is associated with …

Background: Postoperative emergency department (ED) visits are a commonly used
measure of surgical quality. However, the extent to which this metric is associated with …

Laparoscopic hysterectomy: predictors of quality of surgery Cover Page The handle http://hdl.
handle. net/1887/20380 holds various files of this Leiden University dissertation. Author …

The purpose of this quantitative, quasi-experimental study was to measure the relationship
of surgical training with simulators with the acquisition of surgical skills, and with the cost …