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Objectives
To evaluate trends in peri‐operative outcomes of 250 consecutive cases beyond the initial learning curve (LC) of robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) among multiple surgeons.
Patients and Methods
A multi‐institutional database was used to evaluate trends in patient demographics (e.g. age, gender, comorbidities), tumour characteristics (e.g. size, complexity) and peri‐operative outcomes...
Traditional evaluation of the learning curve (LC) of an operation has been retrospective. Furthermore, LC analysis does not permit patient safety monitoring.To prospectively monitor patient safety during the learning phase of robotic kidney transplantation (RKT) and determine when it could be considered learned using the techniques of statistical process control (SPC).From January through May 2013,...
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