Advancing minimally invasive hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery: ensuring safety with implementation

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2024年6月17日

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Jane Wang,
Pamela Lu,
Misha Armstrong,
Kevin El-Hayek,
Sean Cleary,
Horacio Asbun,
Adnan Alseidi,
Alice Wei,
Hop S. Tran Cao,
Domenech Asbun,
Subhashini Ayloo,
Åsmund Avdem Fretland,
Georgios Georgakis,
Ana Gleisner,
Melissa Hogg,
Onur Kutlu,
David Kwon,
Edwin Onkendi,
Ankit D. Patel,
Nicolò Pecorelli,
Patricio M. Polanco,
Sharona Ross,
Mihir M. Shah,
Eve Simoneau,
Olivier Soubrane,
Iswanto Sucandy

摘要

Background

Although minimally invasive hepato-pancreato-biliary (MIS HPB) surgery can be performed with good outcomes, there are currently no standardized requirements for centers or surgeons who wish to implement MIS HPB surgery. The aim of this study was to create a consensus statement regarding safe dissemination and implementation of MIS HPB surgical programs.

Methods

Sixteen key questions regarding safety in MIS HPB surgery were generated after a focused literature search and iterative review by three field experts. Participants for the working group were then selected using sequential purposive sampling and snowball techniques. Review of the 16 questions took place over a single 2-h meeting. The senior author facilitated the session, and a modified nominal group technique was used.

Results

Twenty three surgeons were in attendance. All participants agreed or strongly agreed that formal guidelines should exist for both institutions and individual surgeons interested in implementing MIS HPB surgery and that routine monitoring and reporting of institutional and surgeon technical outcomes should be performed. Regarding volume cutoffs, most participants (91%) agreed or strongly agreed that a minimum annual institutional volume cutoff for complex MIS HPB surgery, such as major hepatectomy or pancreaticoduodenectomy, should exist. A smaller proportion (74%) agreed or strongly agreed that a minimum annual surgeon volume requirement should exist. The majority of participants agreed or strongly agreed that surgeons were responsible for defining (100%) and enforcing (78%) guidelines to ensure the overall safety of MIS HPB programs. Finally, formal MIS HPB training, minimum case volume requirements, institutional support and infrastructure, and mandatory collection of outcomes data were all recognized as important aspects of safe implementation of MIS HPB surgery.

Conclusions

Safe implementation of MIS HPB surgery requires a thoughtful process that incorporates structured training, sufficient volume and expertise, a proper institutional ecosystem, and monitoring of outcomes.