National / Science & Health Nov 12, 2015
Medical bodies launch system to track laparoscopic surgeries
by Masaaki Kameda
In response to last year's scandal in which a number of patients died after undergoing laparoscopic liver surgery, two key medical bodies have introduced a system to track such procedures to ensure safety and transparency. The Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and the Endoscopic Liver ...