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| Krishna MoorthySummaryAffiliation: Imperial College Country: UK Publications
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Bimodal assessment of laparoscopic suturing skills: construct and concurrent validityK Moorthy
Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College, St Mary s Hospital, W2 1NY, London
Surg Endosc 18:1608-12. 2004..The aim of this study was to validate two objective assessment techniques for laparoscopic suturing and demonstrate a correlation between them...
A human factors analysis of technical and team skills among surgical trainees during procedural simulations in a simulated operating theatreKrishna Moorthy
Imperial College St Mary s Hospital Simulation Group, Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College, London
Ann Surg 242:631-9. 2005..High-risk organizations such as aviation rely on simulations for the training and assessment of technical and team performance. The aim of this study was to develop a simulated environment for surgical trainees using similar principles...- Self-assessment of performance among surgical trainees during simulated procedures in a simulated operating theaterKrishna Moorthy
Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College, St Mary s Hospital, 28 Carless Ave, Birmingham, London B17 9EQ, UK
Am J Surg 192:114-8. 2006..The ability of surgeons to assess their own performance is essential for training and self-regulation. The latter is based on the premise that they recognize their weaknesses and seek remedial action accordingly... - Surgical crisis management skills training and assessment: a simulation[corrected]-based approach to enhancing operating room performanceKrishna Moorthy
Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College, London, UK
Ann Surg 244:139-47. 2006..Our aim was to develop a surgical crisis simulation and evaluate its feasibility, realism, and validity of the measures used to assess performance... - Objective assessment of technical skills in surgeryKrishna Moorthy
Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY
BMJ 327:1032-7. 2003 
A systematic quantitative assessment of risks associated with poor communication in surgical careKamal Nagpal
Clinical Safety Research Unit, Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Floor, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Building, St Mary s Hospital, South Wharf Road, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Arch Surg 145:582-8. 2010..Health care failure mode and effect analysis identifies critical processes prone to information transfer and communication failures and suggests interventions to improve these failures...- Evaluation of postoperative handover using a tool to assess information transfer and teamworkKamal Nagpal
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality, London, UK
Ann Surg 253:831-7. 2011..To assess the feasibility, validity, and reliability of a postoperative Handover Assessment Tool (PoHAT) and to evaluate the current practices of the postoperative handover at 2 large European hospitals... - An evaluation of the feasibility, validity, and reliability of laparoscopic skills assessment in the operating roomRajesh Aggarwal
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, London, UK
Ann Surg 245:992-9. 2007..To assess the use of a synchronized video-based motion tracking device for objective, instant, and automated assessment of laparoscopic skill in the operating room... - The reliability of multiple objective measures of surgery and the role of human performanceSimon Bann
Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, 10th Floor QEQM Wing, St Mary s Hospital, London, W2 1NY United Kingdom
Am J Surg 189:747-52. 2005..Six-bench surgical top stations have been combined to assess basic surgical trainees (BSTs) objectively. The current study examines its reliability and validity across repeat sittings... - A competency-based virtual reality training curriculum for the acquisition of laparoscopic psychomotor skillRajesh Aggarwal
Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College, Imperial College, 10th Floor, QEQM Building, St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK
Am J Surg 191:128-33. 2006..This study aims to establish and validate a structured VR curriculum to provide an evidence-based approach for laparoscopic training programmes... - Toward feasible, valid, and reliable video-based assessments of technical surgical skills in the operating roomRajesh Aggarwal
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, London, UK
Ann Surg 247:372-9. 2008..To determine the feasibility, validity, inter-rater, and intertest reliability of 4 previously published video-based rating scales, for technical skills assessment on a benchmark laparoscopic procedure... - Information transfer and communication in surgery: a systematic reviewKamal Nagpal
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
Ann Surg 252:225-39. 2010..We conducted a systematic review of published literature to gain a better understanding of interprofessional information transfer and communication (ITC) in hospital setting in the field of surgical and anesthetic care... - Training junior operative residents in laparoscopic suturing skills is feasible and efficaciousRajesh Aggarwal
Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College London, UK
Surgery 139:729-34. 2006..This study evaluates the role of laparoscopic suturing courses in the modern operative training curriculum... - Objective assessment of small bowel anastomosis skill in trainee general surgeons and urologistsJyoti Shah
Academic Surgical Unit, Imperial College School of Medicine, St Mary s Hospital, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, UK
World J Surg 30:248-51. 2006..The object of this study was to compare the technical ability of general surgery and urology trainees to perform a small bowel anastomosis using a life-like bench model... - Synchronized video and motion analysis for the assessment of procedures in the operating theaterAristotelis Dosis
Surgical Computing and Imaging Research Group, Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Floor Queen Mother Wing, St Mary s Hospital, London W2 1NY, United Kingdom
Arch Surg 140:293-9. 2005..The aim of this study was to synchronize these 2 modalities to produce a comprehensive surgical assessment tool... - Assessment of psychomotor skills acquisition during laparoscopic cholecystectomy coursesJulian Hance
Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, St Mary s Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK
Am J Surg 190:507-11. 2005..The current study aims to objectively assess psychomotor skills acquisition of trainees attending laparoscopic cholecystectomy courses... - An evaluation of information transfer through the continuum of surgical care: a feasibility studyKamal Nagpal
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Centre for Patient Safety and Surgical Quality, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
Ann Surg 252:402-7. 2010..To evaluate information transfer and communication (ITC) across the surgical care pathway with the use of Information Transfer and Communication Assessment Tool for Surgery (ITCAS)... - Self vs expert assessment of technical and non-technical skills in high fidelity simulationSonal Arora
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, UK
Am J Surg 202:500-6. 2011..The aim of this study was to examine whether surgeons can accurately self-assess their technical and nontechnical skills compared with expert faculty members' assessments... - Is minimally invasive surgery beneficial in the management of esophageal cancer? A meta-analysisKamal Nagpal
Imperial College London, London, UK
Surg Endosc 24:1621-9. 2010..The aim of this study was to utilize meta-analysis to compare outcomes of open esophagectomy with those of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) and hybrid minimally invasive esophagectomy (HMIE)... - Can virtual reality simulation be used for advanced bariatric surgical training?Trystan M Lewis
Department of Cancer and Surgery, St Marys Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK
Surgery 151:779-84. 2012..This study aims to assess whether virtual reality (VR) simulation is an effective adjunct for training and assessment of laparoscopic bariatric technical skills... - Safety skills training for surgeons: A half-day intervention improves knowledge, attitudes and awareness of patient safetySonal Arora
Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
Surgery 152:26-31. 2012..In this study we explored the effects of a safety skills training program on surgical residents' knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of patient safety... - Failures in communication and information transfer across the surgical care pathway: interview studyKamal Nagpal
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Floor, QEQM, St Mary s Hospital, South Wharf Road, London W2 1NY, UK
BMJ Qual Saf 21:843-9. 2012..Previous studies have typically focused upon the operating theatre. This study aimed to explore the communication and information transfer failures across the entire surgical care pathway... - The effects of stress on surgical performanceCordula M Wetzel
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London, UK
Am J Surg 191:5-10. 2006..This qualitative study explored key surgical stressors, their impact on performance, and coping strategies used by surgeons... - Ceiling effect in technical skills of surgical residentsYaron Munz
Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College London, St Mary s Hospital, London, England, UK
Am J Surg 188:294-300. 2004..The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a previously validated assessment tool can discriminate between junior and senior higher surgical trainees (HST) with regard to their technical skills... - Technical skills continue to improve beyond surgical trainingVikas Pandey
Regional Vascular Unit, Imperial College, St. Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
J Vasc Surg 43:539-45. 2006..The ICEPS rating scale demonstrates construct validity and a high inter-observer reliability supporting its use in formative and summative assessment... - Reducing error and improving efficiency during vascular interventional radiology: implementation of a preprocedural team rehearsalAbigail H M Morbi
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, St Mary s Hospital, London, England
Radiology 264:473-83. 2012..To determine the type and frequency of errors during vascular interventional radiology (VIR) and design and implement an intervention to reduce error and improve efficiency in this setting... - Real-time synchronization of kinematic and video data for the comprehensive assessment of surgical skillsAristotelis Dosis
Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Academic Surgical Unit, 10th floor St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, W2 1NY, London, United Kingdom
Stud Health Technol Inform 98:82-8. 2004..Synchronized real-time motion and video acquisition provides a comprehensive assessment solution by combining quantitative motion analysis tools and qualitative targeted video scoring... - Robotic assisted rectopexyYaron Munz
Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Imperial College School of Science, Technology and Medicine, St Mary s Campus, London, United Kingdom
Am J Surg 187:88-92. 2004..This study describes the surgical technique and preliminary results of our first 6 cases of robotic assisted suture rectopexy... - Evaluation of postoperative handover using a tool to assess information transfer and teamworkKamal Nagpal
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality, London, UK Clinic of Anaesthesia, Kantonsspital, Bruderholz, Switzerland Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland Department of Anaesthesia, Imperial College Healthcare, London, UK
Ann Surg 253:831-7. 2011..To assess the feasibility, validity, and reliability of a postoperative Handover Assessment Tool (PoHAT) and to evaluate the current practices of the postoperative handover at 2 large European hospitals... - Systems approaches to surgical quality and safety: from concept to measurementCharles Vincent
Clinical Safety Research Unit, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, London, United Kingdom
Ann Surg 239:475-82. 2004..Methods of assessing such factors are outlined, and ethical issues and other potential concerns are discussed... - Open versus minimally invasive esophagectomy: trends of utilization and associated outcomes in EnglandAntonio Ivan Lazzarino
Dr Foster Unit at Imperial College, Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Ann Surg 252:292-8. 2010..To assess the trends in uptake of minimal invasive esophagectomy in England over the last 12 years (1996/1997-2007/2008) and to compare their clinical outcomes with those after open esophagectomy... - An observational study of teamwork skills in shift handoverNicholas R A Symons
Clinical Safety Research Unit, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
Int J Surg 10:355-9. 2012..This study aimed to assess the feasibility of measurement of teamwork skills in shift handover and the applicability of adapted teamwork skills rating scales to a shift handover environment... - An observational study of the frequency, severity, and etiology of failures in postoperative care after major elective general surgeryNicholas R A Symons
Clinical Safety Research Unit, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
Ann Surg 257:1-5. 2013..To investigate the nature of process failures in postoperative care, to assess their frequency and preventability, and to explore their relationship to adverse events... - Missing clinical information in NHS hospital outpatient clinics: prevalence, causes and effects on patient careSusan J Burnett
Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality, Imperial College London, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, St Mary s Campus, Norfolk Place, London, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 11:114. 2011..This is the first study to present such figures for the UK and the first to look at how clinicians respond, including the associated impact on patient care... - Surgery: a risky businessAmit Vats
Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality, Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College, London
J Perioper Pract 19:330-4. 2009..It also highlights the role checklists and briefing in improving teamwork and reducing human error in surgery... - Introduction of laparoscopic bariatric surgery in England: observational population cohort studyElaine M Burns
Department of Surgery, Imperial College, St Mary s Hospital, London W21NY
BMJ 341:c4296. 2010..To describe national trends in bariatric surgery and examine the factors influencing outcome in bariatric surgery in England... - Robotics in surgerySimon Bann
Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
J Am Coll Surg 196:784-95. 2003 - Curriculum-based solo virtual reality training for laparoscopic intracorporeal knot tying: objective assessment of the transfer of skill from virtual reality to realityYaron Munz
Department of General Surgery and Tranplantion, The Chaim Sheba Medical Centre, MSR, Tel Hashomer, 52621 Ramat Gan, Israel
Am J Surg 193:774-83. 2007..Very few studies have addressed the transferability of skills from virtual reality (VR) to real life. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of teaching intracorporeal knot tying (ICKT) by VR simulation only... - Laparoscopic transhiatal surgery of the esophagusSimon Bann
Department of Surgery, Bedford General Hospital, Beds, UK
JSLS 9:376-81. 2005..Our 30-month experience with transhiatal esophagectomy in a district general hospital is presented herein... - Is the reexcision rate higher if breast conservation surgery is performed by surgical trainees?Krishna Moorthy
Breast Care Unit, Department of Surgery, Bedford Hospital, Bedford, MK42 9DJ, United Kingdom
Am J Surg 188:45-8. 2004..The aim of this study was to compare the reexcision and local recurrence rates between consultants (attending surgeons) and surgical trainees (residents) after breast conservation surgery... - Factors that predict conversion in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for Crohn's diseaseKrishna Moorthy
Department of Surgery, Bedford Hospital, Bedford, England, United Kingdom
Am J Surg 187:47-51. 2004..To identify factors that would predict conversion in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for Crohn's disease...