Introduction of Novel Surgical Techniques: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Surgeons

Autor: Mohamed A. Abdou, Ahmed Elmaraezy, Ahmed M Altibi, Le Quan Anh Tuan, Nguyen Lam Vuong, Sherief Ghozy, Sameh Samir Elawady, Muhammad Mohieddin Ghorab, Nguyen Tien Huy, Le Huu Nhat Minh, Ali Mahmoud Ahmed, Tang Ha Nam Anh, Tran Dinh Cuong, Hosni Salem, Hoang Thi Nam Giang, Mohamed Osman Algazar, Kenji Hirayama, Ngan Bich Tran, Huynh Thanh Son
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Surgical innovation. 26(5)
ISSN: 1553-3514
Popis: Purpose. To investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of surgeons toward introducing novel surgical techniques in Egypt, Palestine, and Vietnam. Summary Background Data. Despite the recent advances in modern surgical care and its role in advancing the quality and the length of lives, surgery in the developing world has stagnated or even regressed. Methods. A survey was undertaken among the surgeons in 9 hospitals belonging to the 3 countries. Questions were categorized into knowledge, attitude, and practice questions. Meta-analyses were performed to estimate the event rate and compare between knowledge and practice, senior and junior surgeons. Results. A total of 244 responses, with a response rate of 79.7%, were included in the analysis. Regarding knowledge and attitude, the results were satisfactory except that only 55.8% of surgeons appraised their level of education and 43.3% wanted to earn money from the novel procedure. There was a significant difference between knowledge and practice regarding getting informed consent from the patients ( P = .024), discussing the novelty of the procedure ( P < .001), discussing the alternative procedures ( P < .001), discussing the surgeons’ experience and level of skills ( P < .001), discussing the risk of the new procedure ( P < .001), and monitoring the outcomes after the new procedure ( P < .001). Conclusions. Most surgeons have sufficient knowledge and are motivated regarding adopting novel surgical techniques in order to provide the best care for the patients. However, there was a gap between knowledge and practice. Training programs and evidence-based guidelines regarding the introduction of novel surgical techniques are needed to overcome these challenges.
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