Objective: To evaluate the learning curve of an expert liver transplantation surgeon approaching fully laparoscopic living donor left lateral sectionectomy (L-LLS) under proctorship. Background: Laparoscopic liver resections necessitate a long learning curve trough a stepwise fulfillment of difficulties. L-LLS requires expertise in both living donor liver transplantation and advanced laparoscopic liver surgery. There is currently no data about the learning curve of L-LLS. Methods: A total of 72 pure L-LLS were included in this study. A Broken line model was used to identify the periods of the learning curve. A CUSUM analysis of the operative time was performed to evaluate improvements of outcomes with time. To evaluate the relationship between operative time and progressive number of procedures, a linear regression model was applied. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was carried out to identify the cutoff for completion of the learning curve. Results: Operative time decreased with the progressive increase of procedures. Two cutoffs and 3 different periods were identified: cases 1 to 22, cases 23 to 55, and cases 56 to 72. A significant decrease in blood loss and operative time was noted. The CUSUM analysis showed an increase in operative time in the first period, a stable duration in the second period, and a decrease in the last. Blood loss was significantly associated with an increase in operative time (P = 0.003). According to the ROC curve, the learning curve was completed after 25 procedures. Conclusions: L-LLS is a safe procedure that can be standardized and successfully taught to surgeons with large experience in donor hepatectomy through a proctored learning curve.

Learning curve under proctorship of pure laparoscopic living donor left lateral sectionectomy for pediatric transplantation / Broering, Dieter C; Berardi, Giammauro; El Sheikh, Yasser; Spagnoli, Alessandra; Troisi, Roberto I. - In: ANNALS OF SURGERY. - ISSN 0003-4932. - ELETTRONICO. - 271:3(2018), pp. 542-548. [10.1097/SLA.0000000000002948]

Learning curve under proctorship of pure laparoscopic living donor left lateral sectionectomy for pediatric transplantation

Berardi, Giammauro;Spagnoli, Alessandra;
2018

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the learning curve of an expert liver transplantation surgeon approaching fully laparoscopic living donor left lateral sectionectomy (L-LLS) under proctorship. Background: Laparoscopic liver resections necessitate a long learning curve trough a stepwise fulfillment of difficulties. L-LLS requires expertise in both living donor liver transplantation and advanced laparoscopic liver surgery. There is currently no data about the learning curve of L-LLS. Methods: A total of 72 pure L-LLS were included in this study. A Broken line model was used to identify the periods of the learning curve. A CUSUM analysis of the operative time was performed to evaluate improvements of outcomes with time. To evaluate the relationship between operative time and progressive number of procedures, a linear regression model was applied. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was carried out to identify the cutoff for completion of the learning curve. Results: Operative time decreased with the progressive increase of procedures. Two cutoffs and 3 different periods were identified: cases 1 to 22, cases 23 to 55, and cases 56 to 72. A significant decrease in blood loss and operative time was noted. The CUSUM analysis showed an increase in operative time in the first period, a stable duration in the second period, and a decrease in the last. Blood loss was significantly associated with an increase in operative time (P = 0.003). According to the ROC curve, the learning curve was completed after 25 procedures. Conclusions: L-LLS is a safe procedure that can be standardized and successfully taught to surgeons with large experience in donor hepatectomy through a proctored learning curve.
2018
laparoscopic liver durgey; laparoscopic living donor left lateral sectionectomy; learning curve; liver transplantation; living donor hepatectomy
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Learning curve under proctorship of pure laparoscopic living donor left lateral sectionectomy for pediatric transplantation / Broering, Dieter C; Berardi, Giammauro; El Sheikh, Yasser; Spagnoli, Alessandra; Troisi, Roberto I. - In: ANNALS OF SURGERY. - ISSN 0003-4932. - ELETTRONICO. - 271:3(2018), pp. 542-548. [10.1097/SLA.0000000000002948]
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