1. Surgical approach to hysterectomy and barriers to using minimally invasive methods.
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Janda, Monika, Armfield, Nigel R., Kerr, Gayle, Kurz, Suzanne, Jackson, Graeme, Currie, Jason, Page, Katie, Weaver, Edward, Yazdani, Anusch, and Obermair, Andreas
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ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,MINIMALLY invasive procedures ,GYNECOLOGY ,HYSTERECTOMY ,LAPAROSCOPIC surgery ,MEDICAL personnel ,OBSTETRICS ,SURGEONS - Abstract
Minimally invasive approaches to hysterectomy have been shown to be safe, effective and have recovery advantages over open hysterectomy, yet in Australia 36% of hysterectomies are still conducted by open surgery. In 2006, a survey of Australian gynaecological specialists found the main impediment to increasing laparoscopic hysterectomy to be a lack of surgical skills training opportunities. We resurveyed specialists to explore contemporary factors influencing surgeons' approaches to hysterectomy; 258 (estimated ~19%) provided analysable responses. Despite >50% of surveyed specialists wishing to practise laparoscopic hysterectomy in the future, lack of surgical skills, arising from the lack of training opportunities, remains the main impediment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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