title: Initial laparoscopic basic skills training shortens the learning curve of laparoscopic suturing and is cost-effective.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA. Dimitrios.Stefanidis@Carolinashealthcare.org
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stefanidis
authors.forename: William W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Hope
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Korndorffer
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Markley
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Scott