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How ‘knowing better’ creates better and better surgeons

What drove me to create SurgicalPerformance?  I simply wanted an … Continued

Are all complications equally bad?

A novel Classification of Intraoperative Adverse Surgical Events     … Continued

A clear way to avoid ureteric injury and all the pain it brings

View our surgical video below. It is unfortunate that the … Continued

What does ‘falling behind’ mean… and how can I avoid it?

I had the great fortune learning laparoscopic surgery from Dr … Continued

Goal Setting & 2024 Planning

Twelve months ago we discussed “Goal setting” and how it … Continued

“Hey we are bleeding!”

Through my extensive research on complications and how they impact … Continued

Why surgeons who “get it” determine their own destiny

As surgeons, we have to know. It’s not meant to … Continued

Why a 350% increase in PROMS uptake is a win for patients and surgeons alike_

Author: Professor Andreas Obermair, 19th September 2023   Surgeons’ uptake … Continued

Who can see what data when I just want to get to know SurgicalPerformance?

All active clinicians can check out SurgicalPerformance to test it … Continued

Is vaginal vault dehiscence after hysterectomy avoidable?

SurgicalPerformance is a surgeon-owned platform to generate insights on surgical … Continued

Who can see what information when you enter cases into SurgicalPerformance?

Entering cases in SurgicalPerformance requires a small step to join … Continued

Study Reports Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes for Female Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancer

Survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer are less likely than … Continued

Topical treatment found noninferior to surgery

Topical treatment found noninferior to surgery for the treatment of … Continued

SurgicalPerformance Research – Patient-reported Outcomes (PROMS) Insights

SurgicalPerformance users can capture their Patient-reported Outcomes (PROMS), which complements … Continued

Looking Ahead & Goal Setting in 2023

Looking Ahead & Goal Setting in 2023 The beginning of … Continued

2022 Reflection & SurgicalPerformance Insights

Reflection on 2022 The start of a year is always … Continued

The all-too-familiar stress of team ‘unfamiliarity’

SurgicalPerformance data reveals that ‘Team Unfamiliarity’ directly correlates with increased … Continued

Collecting Feedback to Improve Medical Practice

If you are a surgeon, wanting to improve your practice, … Continued

What’s your glove size, doc?

A SurgicalPerformance tale on the impact of working with unfamiliar … Continued

Hospital Readmission: a false marker of surgical quality?

In Australia, rates of unplanned readmission within 28 days of … Continued

Preventing Surgical Site Infections in Gynaecologic Surgery

Surgical site infections (SSIs) can occur within 30 days after … Continued

Do doctors’ online ratings compare with their actual surgical outcomes?

How do patients choose their surgeons? Are they solely guided … Continued

How to escape the pain of data entry while keeping your database

Believe it or not: In some countries, doctors do not … Continued

Surgeon Score Card

It is widely accepted that the risk of surgical complications … Continued

Gynaecological Surgical Complications

As health care professionals, favourable health outcomes are our foremost … Continued

Vaginal vault suturing

  I had the privilege to train with Dr Tony … Continued

How to claim CPD hours with RANZCOG

  RANZCOG recognises SurgicalPerformance users earning 1 CPD hour for … Continued

Morcellation without spillage

I was involved in a case of a patient who … Continued

10 questions you should ask yourself before you select your audit tool

Data fields are systematic and coded (not free hand); are … Continued

Doctor, will you do my operation? 

Discussing the role of surgical trainees with your patients Patients … Continued

Are surgeons guilty until proven otherwise?

A surgeon who I liked working with, was struck off … Continued

Why are only some co-morbidities recorded in SurgicalPerformance but not others?

  SurgicalPerformance users sometimes ask why certain co-morbidities are not … Continued

What is the difference between a Registry and SurgicalPerformance?

Clinical audit is recommended by multiple colleges and professional standards … Continued

20 Reasons to trust SurgicalPerformance

The standardised outcomes collected by SurgicalPerformance meet the data standards … Continued

First, do no harm

I was brought up by my surgical mentors to be … Continued