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the implant to the vault and sacrum. The operation time, peri-operativecomplication rate and performance (on a Visual Analogous Scale: 0-10) for each step were registered, analysed and compared to those ofthe surgeon experienced in performing LS (> 200 LS) referred to asteacher. In the first 30 procedures the trainee only performed step 1and 2. The trainee performed suturing and stapling (step 3) in the next20; the study is ongoing.Results: Between November 2003 and March <strong>2006</strong> 50 patients wereincluded. The dissection of the promontory by the trainee took 14.8 ±8.6 min which was no different from that of the teacher (12.4 ± 9.7min; ns). The mean time to dissect the vaginal vault was 42.4 ± 16.7min, significantly longer than that by the teacher (25 ± 18.4 min, p

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