Importance Postoperative complications remain common after surgery, but little is known
about the extent of variation in operative technical skill and whether variation is associated …

Importance Complex surgical interventions are inherently prone to variation yet they are not
objectively measured. The reasons for outcome differences following cancer surgery are …

Methods| Surgeons were recruited from the Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement
Collaborative in 2016 for a video-based technical skills assessment program. 4 Each …

Background Clinical outcomes after many complex surgical procedures vary widely across
hospitals and surgeons. Although it has been assumed that the proficiency of the operating …

Objective: Systematic review of the effect of intraoperative technical performance on patient
outcomes. Background: The operating room is a high-stakes, high-risk environment. As a …

Objective: Surgeon workload, or human “cost” of performing a procedure, is not well
understood in light of emerging surgical technologies. This pilot study quantified surgeon …

Objective: To systematically examine the literature describing the methods by which
technical competence is assessed in surgical trainees. Background: The last decade has …

BACKGROUND: Failures in nontechnical and teamwork skills frequently lie at the heart of
harm and near-misses in the operating room (OR). The purpose of this systematic review …

Background Outcomes after cancer resections have been shown to be better for high-
volume surgeons compared with low-volume surgeons; however, reasons for this …

Objective: To identify background characteristics and cognitive tests that may predict
surgical trainees' future technical performance, and therefore be used to supplement …