Safety in Electrosurgery as an Essential Skill in the Training of Surgeons

Abstract

The analysis of 19 videotapes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed by accredited on the virtual simulator "LapSim" during the passage of the station "Planned Surgery" within the framework of primary specialized accreditation in the specialty "Surgery" was carried out. The mistakes made by those accredited in the application of high-energy methods at the stage of isolation of the elements of the hepatoduodenal ligament have been studied. Mistakes when using high-energy methods were made by 14 out of 19 accredited. The importance of training surgeons in the basics of electrosurgical safety is emphasized.