• Oliver A Varban, Caprice C Greenberg, Jon Schram, Amir A Ghaferi, Joythi R Thumma, Arthur M Carlin, Justin B Dimick, and Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative.
• Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: ovarban@med.umich.edu.
• Surgery. 2016 Nov 1; 160 (5): 1172-1181.

BackgroundRecent data establish a strong link between peer video ratings of surgical skill and clinical outcomes with laparoscopic gastric bypass. Whether skill for one bariatric procedure can predict outcomes for another related procedure is unknown.MethodsTwenty surgeons voluntarily submitted videos of a standard laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure, which was blindly rated by 10 or more peers using a modified version of the Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills. Surgeons were divided into quartiles for skill in performing gastric bypass, and within 30 days of sleeve gastrectomy, their outcomes were compared. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was utilized to adjust for patient risk factors.ResultsSurgeons with skill ratings in the top (n = 5), middle (n = 10, middle 2 combined), and bottom (n = 5) quartiles for laparoscopic gastric bypass saw similar rates of surgical and medical complications after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (top 5.7%, middle 6.4%, bottom 5.5%, P = .13). Furthermore, surgeons' skill ratings did not correlate with rates of reoperation, readmission, and emergency department visits. Top-rated surgeons had significantly faster operating room times for sleeve gastrectomy (top 76 minutes, middle 90 minutes, bottom 88 minutes; P < .001) and a higher annual volume of bariatric cases per year (top 240, middle 147, bottom 105; P = .001).ConclusionVideo ratings of surgical skill with laparoscopic gastric bypass do not predict outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Evaluation of surgical skill with one procedure may not apply to other related procedures and may require independent assessment of surgical technical proficiency.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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