title: Driving Surgical Quality Using Operative Video.
abstract: Recent evidence suggests surgical quality may be demonstrated and evaluated using video capture during surgery. Operative video documentation may also aid in quality improvement initiatives. We discuss how operative video has the potential to help improve patient outcomes and increase professional accountability, patient safety, and surgical quality.
authors.affiliation: NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Paul R A
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: O'Mahoney
authors.affiliation: NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Heather L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.affiliation: Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marilyne M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.affiliation: NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA mim2035@med.cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Jeffrey W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Milsom
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D058996:Quality Improvement; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014741:Video Recording
keywords: evidence based medicine/surgery; surgical education; the business of surgery