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This quote provides a very good introduction to this chapter. Complications occur in all forms of gynecological surgery. They can be reduced by a variety of strategies. The view expressed by the consultant quoted above may reflect a number of points. First, the consultant’s surgical workload or practice may be too small. Unless complications occur frequently, the practitioner with a small practice will not see many problems within an assessable time frame. Therefore, there will be a lack of insight with regard to these problems or even a selective memory, leading the practitioner to believe that his or her surgeries have few or no complications. This trend has been compounded in the National Health Service (NHS) by poor data collection and no agreement regarding the minimum data set relating to complications. Audit of outcomes and complications is sporadic and usually covers only a short time period. This deficit also leads to complacency with respect to complications.
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Crawford, R.A. (2008). Complications in Gynecological Oncology. In: O’Donovan, P. (eds) Complications in Gynecological Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-883-8_2
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