NOTES Outcome Databases
The last surgical innovation with such radical changes was laparoscopic surgery which was introduced in the late 1980s. Laparoscopic surgery was initially associated with an increased rate of specific complications which threatened to discredit the technique at that time. As a result, extensive research regarding safety measures was conducted in the following years. Laparoscopy is a mature technique today and is the standard procedure for many abdominal operations.Korea`s Suk Ho Lee one of the head researchers for the NOTES research in Beth Israel Deconess, Harvard
As NOTES is associated with equally profound changes, specific complications are likely to occur. To detect possible problems early, outcome databases have been established by individual medical societies. These outcome databases are accessible in November 2010:
- NOTES/NOSCAR Outcomes Registry (currently under recontruction)
- German national NOTES registry
- EURO-NOTES registry
Outcome data have been published for the German NOTES registry (551 patients in April 2009). The German NOTES registry currently contains more than 1500 NOTES procedures (last accessed in November 2010).
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