Surgeon Experience and Quality Control
ONCOLOGY
Prior to the trial start, all surgeons completed the European Society for Surgical Oncology (ESSO) Training Program on Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy and at least two laparoscopic gastrectomies per surgeon were centrally reviewed by study proctors (RvH and JR).The LOGICA-trial included a mandatory surgical quality control, which comprised central assessment of intraoperatively taken photographs from the performed D2-lymphadenectomy, for which feedback was prospectively provided to participating surgeons on weekly basis.