SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program in Polish Reality - Awareness, Implementation and Opinion on Usefulness

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The study is designed to assess the awareness of the SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program among polish surgeons, as well as the degree of implementation of this Program during laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed in Poland. It also gathers the opinion of polish surgeons on usefulness of each of the SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Rules

Detailed Description
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The study is based on an anonymous questionnaire that is distributed among polish surgeons across the country. The questionnaire focuses on the demographic data of the surgeon, their experience in years, a few questions regarding their experience in the field of cholecystectomy surgery and questions about whether or not they are familiar with the SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program, Teaching Program for the Culture of Safety in Cholecystectomy, as well as Updated Tokyo Guidelines for the management of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis. The questionnaire is available as an appendix. It is then followed by the list of all the Rules of SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program with questions about the usefulness of each of the rule, evaluated in form of a 10-point numeric scale (0 - completely useless, 9 - critical). The collected data will be subject to statistical analysis, the result of which will form the base for creating the Polish Program for Safe Cholecystectomy that will serve to increase the safety of this very common surgical procedure.

Official Title
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The Assessment of Awareness and Implementation of the SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program Among Polish Surgeons, as Well as Their Opinion on the Usefulness of the SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Rules: Increasing the Safety of Cholecystectomy by Popularising the SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program

Conditions
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Cholelithiasis, Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: It's an observational study - no intervention is planned


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: general surgery specialist or resident registered in Polish National Doctors' Registry filled questionnaire on SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program Exclusion Criteria: questionnaire not filled properly, missing answers declaration of not being either general surgeon specialist of general surgery resident in Poland
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Polish General Surgeons<br>The group is formed by active polish general surgeons, both specialists and in training | Other: It's an observational study - no intervention is planned<br>* No intervention is planned<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mean usefulness score of each SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Rule | The usefulness of each rule will be assessed by the participants on a 10-point numeric scale (0 - useless, 9 - critical) which will be part of the questionnaire | 01.04.2017 - 31.12.2017 |