Reliability of Laparoscopic Skills Assessment on Video: 8-Year Results of the Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification System in Japan

Background and Purpose: The Japanese Urological Association and Japanese Society of Endourology established a urologic laparoscopic skills qualification system called the Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification (ESSQ) System in Urological Laparoscopy in 2004. The reliability of video assessments by referees was evaluated. Materials and Methods: Videos of nephrectomies or adrenalectomies performed by the applicants were assessed by two referees...