Hong Kong issues new guidelines for surgeons
Patient Safety Monitor: Global Edition, August 19, 2008
In a bid to increase patient safety and decrease surgical errors, Hong Kong will issue guidelines on who should be qualified to perform "keyhole" surgeries, reports the South China Morning Post.
Keyhole operations, which are performed though small incisions and aided by small video cameras, are usually performed to reduce scarring and recovery time. The College of Surgeons, responsible for training and accrediting surgeon qualifications, will consult surgeons on new guidelines on three popular keyhole surgeries, reports the Post.
The actual standards—such as how many supervised keyhole surgeries a physicians must perform before performing one on their own—have yet to be established, according to the Post.
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