Defining technical errors in laparoscopic surgery: a systematic review.

Esther M Bonrath; Nicolas J Dedy; Boris Zevin; Teodor Grantcharov

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Defining technical errors in laparoscopic surgery: a systematic review.

October 9, 2013

Bonrath EM, Dedy NJ, Zevin B, et al. Surg Endosc. 2013;27(8):2678-91.

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This systematic review identified several published methods for quantifying technical errors in laparoscopic surgery but concluded that none of the existing methods are optimal.

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