BACKGROUND: We carried out a prospective, randomized, 4-arm study including control
arm, blinding of examiners to determine effectiveness of computer-based video instruction (…

Background Bile duct injury (BDI) is the most common serious complication of laparoscopic
cholecystectomy. To address this problem, a multi-society consensus conference was held to …

Importance Patients with colorectal cancer with liver metastases undergo hepatic resection
with curative intent. Positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (…

Purpose Automaticity is integral to expert performance, but experts must be able to transition
from an automatic mode into a more effortful state when required. In this study, the authors …

Background Mental practice has been successfully applied in professional sports for skills
acquisition and performance enhancement. The goals of this review are to describe the …

Waking up the next morning: surgeonsâ•Ž emotional reactions to adverse events Page 1
Waking up the next morning: surgeons’ emotional reactions to adverse events Shelly Luu,1 …

Background ‘Slowing down when you should’ has been described as marking the transition
from ‘automatic’ to ‘effortful’ functioning in professional practice. The ability to ‘slow down’ is …

Objective: To explore surgeons' perceptions of and potential concerns about coaching.
Background: There is growing recognition that the traditional model of continuing professional …

BACKGROUND: Critical moments in operations cause the surgeon to transition from a
relatively “automatic” mode of operating to a more attentive mode—previously referred to as “…

The use of newer chemotherapeutic agents before resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases
has been linked with parenchymal liver injury, in particular preoperative irinotecan and …