Substantial Some Minimal Direction Direction Direction 1 2 3 4 5 NA Appendix Division Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent 1 2 3 4 5 NA Dissection of Adequate but Safe and secure appendix inefficient staple placement inadequate to dissection; stapled across base of place staples and securely but appendix and divide safely; spacing not ideal mesoappendix multiple attempts with clean to place staples division of appendix Substantial Some Minimal Direction Direction Direction 1 2 3 4 5 NA Appendix Removal Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent 1 2 3 4 5 NA Inadequate Inefficient Efficient division of placement of placement of appendix or appendix within appendix within mesoappendix bag; some bag and removal (multiple contamination from field without attempts); did not spillage or cleanly remove contamination appendix; or caused spillage or contamination Substantial Some Minimal Direction Direction Direction 1 2 3 4 5 NA General Criteria
Substantial Direction 1 2 Some Direction 3 4 Minimal Direction 5 NA Appendix Division Poor 1 Fair 2 Good 3 Very Good 4 Excellent 5 NA Dissection of appendix inadequate to place staples and divide safely; multiple attempts to place staples Adequate but inefficient dissection; stapled securely but spacing not ideal Safe and secure staple placement across base of appendix and mesoappendix with clean division of appendix Substantial Direction 1 2 Some Direction 3 4 Minimal Direction 5 NA Appendix Removal Poor 1 Fair 2 Good 3 Very Good 4 Excellent 5 NA Inadequate division of appendix or mesoappendix (multiple attempts); did not cleanly remove appendix; or caused spillage or contamination Inefficient placement of appendix within bag; some contamination Efficient placement of appendix within bag and removal from field without spillage or contamination Substantial Direction 1 2 Some Direction 3 4 Minimal Direction 5 NA General Criteria