Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences
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J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci · Jun 2016
Validation of the board certification system for expert surgeons (hepato-biliary-pancreatic field) using the data of the National Clinical Database of Japan: part 1 - Hepatectomy of more than one segment.
The objective of this study was to validate the board certification system of the Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery (JSHBPS) using the data of hepatectomy cases from the National Clinical Database (NCD) of Japan. ⋯ Competences and requirements for board-certified institutions, instructors, and expert surgeons to perform hepatectomy were found to be appropriate.
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J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci · Jun 2016
Validation of the board certification system for expert surgeons (hepato-biliary-pancreatic field) using the data of the National Clinical Database of Japan: part 2 - Pancreatoduodenectomy.
Data of pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) cases from the National Clinical Database (NCD) were analyzed in order to validate the board certification system established by the Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery (JSHBPS). ⋯ The requirements for board-certified institutions, instructors, and expert surgeons to perform PD were appropriate. The requirements for board-certified A institutions were close to the identified cutoffs. Further analyses are necessary to elucidate the implications of the board certification system.