Endoscopic cholecystectomy as cost assessment--still a learning intervention?
Eibl, G.; Foitzik, T.; Germer, C.T.; Albrecht, D.; Buhr, H.J.
Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 115: 813-815
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0942-2854 PMID: 9931729 Document Number: 491170
Economic considerations are putting increasing pressure on surgical departments to avoid intra- and postoperative complications and thus additional costs. Under this aspect, it was investigated whether laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a suitable training intervention for young prospective surgeons. These physicians in advanced training did not have a higher intra- or postoperative complication rate in a preselected patient population than senior physicians or specialists. The additional costs per surgical intervention due to longer operation times required by young physicians were acceptable so that laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a training intervention for young colleagues can be justified.