Surgical coaching applied to laparoscopic TME for continuous professional development in rectal surgery: proof of concept

Coaching is maturing as a strategy for surgeons’ continuous professional development in different types of surgery. Laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (LAP TME) is one of the recognized difficult procedures in colorectal surgery. Aim of this trial is to introduce the surgical coaching as a tool for a continuous technical education of LAP TME for cancer in a consultant surgeon carrier. Twelve Italian colorectal surgeons were enrolled as...