Open AccessEvaluation of the Learning Curve in Ileal Pouch–Anal Anastomosis Surgery
Author(s) -
Paris Tekkis,
Victor W. Fazio,
Ian C. Lavery,
Feza H. Remzi,
A. J. Senagore,
James S. Wu,
Scott A. Strong,
Jan D. Poloneicki,
Tracy L. Hull,
James M. Church
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000152018.99541.f1
Subject(s) - medicine , cusum , pouch , learning curve , anastomosis , proctocolectomy , surgery , ulcerative colitis , general surgery , operations management , disease , management , economics
We define the learning curve required to attain satisfactory training in ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) and identify possible differences in the learning curve for stapled and hand-sewn IPAA surgery. Various studies have addressed the differences in failure rate between stapled and hand-sewn IPAA, but there is no literature that evaluates the differences in attaining satisfactory training in each of these techniques.