Publications by authors named "P S Kundhal"
Background: This study was conducted to validate the role of virtual reality computer simulation as an objective method for assessing laparoscopic technical skills. The authors aimed to investigate whether performance in the operating room, assessed using a modified Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skill (OSATS), correlated with the performance parameters registered by a virtual reality laparoscopic trainer (LapSim).
Methods: The study enrolled 10 surgical residents (3 females) with a median of 5.
Background: We sought to determine whether subjective outcomes one or more years after antireflux surgery are affected by the operating surgeon.
Methods: We reviewed records of patients who had antireflux surgery from June 2000 to June 2002 and mailed the patients a 19-item survey that focused on current medication use, postoperative symptom improvement, and satisfaction with surgery. We tested the significance of predictor variables using chi-squared and Fisher exact tests for categorical variables and analysis of variance for continuous variables.
Background: Complete resection offers the only potential cure for ampullary carcinoma. We analyzed factors that contribute to treatment failure and survival in patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for ampullary carcinoma.
Study Design: We retrospectively reviewed all patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy between August 1994 and August 2003 for ampullary carcinoma.