Operação de Ross - Como Minimizar os Efeitos da Curva de Aprendizagem

• Author(s): Fragata, J ; Banazol, N ; Coelho, PP
• Date: 2004
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/282
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
• Subject(s): Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos
• Document Type: Article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

The introduction of new procedures in surgery usually implies the costs of the so called learning curve. However patients should not suffer the negative effects of surgeon's learning curves. We report our results with the first 15 Ross procedures, a single surgeon and institution experience, and how it was possible to build a safe learning curve without major consequences for the patients. We emphasize the need for a continuous program of surgical performance assessment throughout the learning curve period, as was demonstrated in our series.