Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Glendora Starr
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Advanced laparoscopy is an open surgery where an incision is made in the skin of the abdomen. The incision can be up to several inches in length, but is usually no more than a 1/2 an inch in length. Advanced laparoscopic surgery is also known as minimally invasive surgery.
When a surgeon performs laparoscopic surgery, he or she will use an instrument known as a laparoscope. A laparoscope is a long, slim instrument that is administered into the abdomen after the surgeon makes the incision. The laparoscopic is attached to a tiny camera, which enables a surgeon with the ability to see the abdominal and pelvic organs on a television screen. When a surgeon needs to fix a problem with one of the organs, other instruments may be used as well. If there is a problem, then the instruments that are used can be inserted through the incision that was used to insert the laparoscope, which is known as a single site laparoscopy.
There are many advantages to this type of surgery. When a patient has advanced laparoscopic surgery, there will be less pain during recovery as opposed to open abdominal surgery. Patients who receive advanced laparoscopic surgery often recover faster than those who had open abdominal surgery, which is because the smaller incisions that are made during the procedure. Advanced laparoscopic surgery also results in smaller scars than open abdominal surgery, and this surgery decreases the risk for infection.
Although laparoscopic surgery is safer than open abdominal surgery, it can take longer to perform. When a patient is under anesthesia for long periods of time, it can result in an increased risk for complications. With this type of surgery, complications may take a few days to a few weeks to appear. Other risks that are associated with advanced laparoscopic surgery include:
Advanced laparoscopic surgery can be used during tubal sterilization, and it is an option when a patient has a hysterectomy. When laparoscopic surgery is used for a hysterectomy, a surgeon will detach the uterus inside the body, which is then removed in pieces through the incisions.
Advanced laparoscopic surgery can also be used to determine what is causing pelvic pain or to examine and remove a pelvic mass. A surgeon can also perform advanced laparoscopic surgery to determine the cause of infertility. There are many other reasons why the surgery is performed, which include:
Fibroids are abnormal growths, which form inside or outside wall of the uterus. In most cases, fibroids are not cancerous (benign). However, there is a small chance fibroids are cancerous (malignant). Advanced laparoscopic surgery can be performed to remove fibroids.
Ovarian cysts can develop on some women's ovaries. Although most cysts will go away naturally, there are instances where treatment needs to be administered to remove ovarian cysts. If ovarian cysts need to be removed, advanced laparoscopic surgery is a way to remove the cysts safely.
When a patient has symptoms of endometriosis, advanced laparoscopic surgery may be performed if medications have not been an effective treatment. A surgeon will use a laparoscope to examine the inside of a patient's pelvis. If a surgeon finds endometriosis tissue, then it will be removed during the surgery.
When advanced laparoscopic surgery is complete, the tiny incisions will be closed. A patient will be moved to a recovery room and will usually feel sedated for one to two hours. Some patients may experience nausea, which is due to the anesthesia that was administered during the procedure. With many advanced laparoscopic surgeries, patients may leave the same day the procedure was performed. However, patients will need to remain under medical supervision until they have emptied their bladders and can stand up on their own. There are some advanced laparoscopic surgeries, which include a laparoscopic hysterectomy, that require patients stay in the hospital overnight.
After the surgery, patients can expect to feel tired and have moderate discomfort for a few days. There will be soreness where the incisions were made in the abdomen. Patients may also experience a sore throat because of the tube that was placed in the throat to help patients breathe during the procedure. Patients may also feed discomfort in their shoulders and back, which could be because a small amount of gas may remain in patient's abdomens for a few days after the surgery.
Although each patient's recovery is different, most individuals recovering from the procedure can resume minimal activities one to two days after the surgery. However, it will take longer for patients to begin strenuous activities. All patients should be sure to check with their doctor before resuming activities.
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Background: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has introduced a new and unique set of psychomotor skills for a surgeon to acquire and master. Although assessment technologies have been proposed, precise and objective psychomotor skills assessment of surgeons performing laparoscopic procedures has not been detailed.
Study design: Two hundred ten surgeons attending the 2001 annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons in New Orleans who reported having completed more than 50 laparoscopic procedures participated. Subjects were required to complete one box-trainer laparoscopic cutting task and a similar virtual reality task. These tasks were specifically designed to test only psychomotor and not cognitive skills. Both tasks were completed twice. Performance of tasks was assessed and analyzed. Demographic and laparoscopic experience data were also collected.
Results: Complete data were available on 195 surgeons. In this group, surgeons performed the box-trainer task better with their dominant hand (p < 0.0001) and there was a strong and statistically significant correlation between trials (r = 0.47 - 0.64, p < 0.0001). After transforming raw data to z-scores (mean = 0 and SD = 1) it was shown that between 2% and 12% of surgeons performed more than two standard deviations from the mean. Some surgeons' performance was 20 standard deviations from the mean. Minimally Invasive Surgical Trainer Virtual Reality metrics demonstrated high measurement consistency as assessed by coefficient alpha (alpha = 0.849).
Conclusions: Objective assessment of laparoscopic psychomotor skills is now possible. Surgeons who had performed more than 50 laparoscopic procedures showed considerable variability in their performance on a simple laparoscopic and virtual reality task. Approximately 10% of surgeons tested performed the task significantly worse than the group's average performance. Studies such as this may form the methodology for establishing criteria levels and performance objectives in objective assessment of the technical skills component of determining surgical competence.
Background: Education of clinical anatomy and training of surgical skills are essential prerequisites for any surgical intervention in patients. Here, we evaluated a structured training program for advanced gynecologic laparoscopy based on human body donors and its impact on clinical practice.
Methods: The three-step training course included: (1) anatomical and surgical lectures, (2) demonstration and hands-on study of pre-dissected anatomical specimens, and (3) surgical training of a broad spectrum of gynecological laparoscopic procedures on human body donors embalmed by ethanol-glycerin-lysoformin. Two standardized questionnaires (after the course and 6 months later) evaluated the effectiveness of each of the training modules and the benefits to surgical practice.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates the technical feasibility and didactic effectiveness of laparoscopic training courses in a professional and true-to-life setting by using ethanol-glycerol-lysoformin embalmed body donors. This cost-efficient fixation method offers the option to integrate advanced surgical training courses into structured postgraduate educational curricula to meet both the technical demands of minimal invasive surgery and the ethical concerns regarding patients safety.
Background: Multiple simulation training programs have demonstrated that effective transfer of skills can be attained and applied into a more complex scenario, but evidence regarding transfer to the operating room is limited.
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