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Is there more than one approach to evaluating the variability of surgeons' performance?

Authors: Saltychev M, Laimi K, Virolainen P, Eskola M, Äärimaa V

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Publication year: 2015

Journal: International Journal of Surgery

Journal name in source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Journal acronym: INT J SURG

Volume: 16

Issue: Part A

First page : 14

Last page: 18

Number of pages: 5

ISSN: 1743-9191

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.02.007

Abstract

Discussion and conclusion: Variability in performance within a group of surgeons performing a specific type of surgery cannot be generalized to include the performance of all surgeons doing the same type of surgery without additional statistical analyses. (C) 2015 Surgical Associates Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.