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Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 3/2010

Open Access 01-03-2010 | Editorial

Risks of minimally invasive surgery underestimated: a report of the Dutch Health Care Inspectorate

Authors: Laurents P. S. Stassen, Willem A. Bemelman, Jeroen Meijerink

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 3/2010

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Excerpt

Endoscopic surgery is known for its different eye–hand coordination and its learning curves. It encompasses complex and sensitive equipment that requires different maintenance and quality control. Despite the development of dedicated training programs and extensive research justifying the endoscopic revolution, the Dutch Health Care Inspectorate (DHI) [1] recently surprised endoscopic surgeons with its report entitled Risks of Minimally Invasive Surgery Underestimated [2]. In this report, the Inspectorate expressed its sincere concern regarding endoscopic surgery in The Netherlands. …
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Metadata
Title
Risks of minimally invasive surgery underestimated: a report of the Dutch Health Care Inspectorate
Authors
Laurents P. S. Stassen
Willem A. Bemelman
Jeroen Meijerink
Publication date
01-03-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0629-6

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