Surgeons get video coaches to sharpen skills and cut hernia complications

This study tested whether giving surgeons video-based feedback on their hernia repair techniques could improve patient outcomes. It involved 59 surgeons who were randomly assigned to receive either live video coaching, written feedback on their surgery videos, or no extra training (a control group). The goal was to see if this kind of professional feedback could help reduce complications and recurrence rates for the hundreds of thousands of patients who need this surgery each year.