Who will have the 'guts' to quantify the decline in surgical skills of older surgeons? A commentary on the paper that shows that this occurs in thyroid surgeons

Editorial

G G Browning. Clin Otolaryngol. 2012 Apr.

. 2012 Apr;37(2):147.

doi: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2012.02468.x.

No abstract available

Comment in

Re: who will have the 'guts' to quantify the decline in surgical skills of older surgeons? A commentary on the paper that shows that this occurs in thyroid surgeons.
Wilson J, Mackenzie K, Paleri V. Wilson J, et al. Clin Otolaryngol. 2012 Oct;37(5):423-4; author reply 424-5. doi: 10.1111/coa.12028. Clin Otolaryngol. 2012. PMID: 23164274 No abstract available.
Re: who will have the 'guts' to quantify the decline in surgical skills of older surgeons? A commentary on the paper that shows that this occurs in thyroid surgeons.
Guidera A, Field R, Love RL. Guidera A, et al. Clin Otolaryngol. 2012 Oct;37(5):425-6; author reply 426-7. doi: 10.1111/coa.12020. Clin Otolaryngol. 2012. PMID: 23164276 No abstract available.

Influence of experience on performance of individual surgeons in thyroid surgery: prospective cross sectional multicentre study.
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