Laparoscopic colectomy: trends in implementation in Canada and globally | Zendy

Marius Hoogerboord | Zendy; James Ellsmere | Zendy; Antonio CaycedoMarulanda | Zendy; Carl J. Brown | Zendy; Shiva Jayaraman | Zendy; David R. Urbach | Zendy; Sean P. Cleary | Zendy

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Laparoscopic colectomy: trends in implementation in Canada and globally

Author(s) -

Marius Hoogerboord,

James Ellsmere,

Antonio CaycedoMarulanda,

Carl J. Brown,

Shiva Jayaraman,

David R. Urbach,

Sean P. Cleary

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.003118

Subject(s) - medicine , specialty , colectomy , general surgery , intervention (counseling) , laparoscopic surgery , laparoscopy , surgery , family medicine , nursing , colorectal cancer , cancer

Comparisons with other high-income countries suggest that Canada has been slower to adopt laparoscopic colectomy (LC). The Canadian Association of General Surgeons sought to evaluate the barriers to adoption of laparoscopic colon surgery and to propose potential intervention strategies to enhance the use of the procedure. Given the clinical benefits of laparoscopic surgery for patients, the increasing needs for surgical care and the desire of Canadian general surgeons to advance their specialty and enhance the care of their patients, it is an important priority to improve the utilization of LC.

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