Surgery: protecting patients during live urological surgery.
Concerns have been raised regarding the educational value of live surgical events (LSEs) and whether such events compromise patient safety. Now, the European Association of Urology has published a Live Surgery Policy Statement, aimed at protecting patient safety and ensuring that LSEs are conducted in an ethical and accountable manner.
Urology, Level 1, Southwark Wing, Guys Hospital, Great Maze Pond Road, London SE1 9RT, UK.
Matthew
M
Brown
MRC Centre for Transplantation, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Kings College, Guys Hospital, Great Maze Pond Road, London SE1 9RT, UK.
Prokar
P
Dasgupta
D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards