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Patlolla SH, Truesdell AG, Basir MB, Rab ST, Singh M, Belford PM, Zhao DX, Vallabhajosyula S. No "July Effect" in the management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction: An 18-year United States national study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 101:264-273. [PMID: 36617382 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND There has been conflicting reports on the effect of new trainees on clinical outcomes at teaching hospitals in the first training month (July in the United States of America). We sought to assess this "July effect" in a contemporary acute myocardial infarction (AMI) population. METHODS Adult (>18 years) AMI hospitalizations in May and July in urban teaching and urban nonteaching hospitals in the United States were identified from the HCUP-NIS database (2000-2017). In-hospital mortality was compared between May and July admissions. A difference-in-difference analysis comparing a change in outcome from May to July in teaching hospitals to a change in outcome from May to July in nonteaching hospitals was also performed. RESULTS A total of 1,312,006 AMI hospitalizations from urban teaching (n = 710,593; 54.2%) or nonteaching (n = 601,413; 45.8%) hospitals in the months of May and July were evaluated. May admissions in teaching hospitals, had greater comorbidity, higher rates of acute multiorgan failure (10.6% vs. 10.2%, p < 0.001) and lower rates of cardiac arrest when compared to July admissions. July AMI admissions had lower in-hospital mortality compared to May (5.6% vs. 5.8%; adjusted odds ratio 0.94 [95% confidence interval 0.92-0.97]; p < 0.001) in teaching hospitals. Using the difference-in-difference model, there was no evidence of a July effect for in-hospital mortality (p = 0.19). CONCLUSIONS There was no July effect for in-hospital mortality in this contemporary AMI population.
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- Sri Harsha Patlolla
- Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health, Staten Island, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital and Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Implementation Science, Section of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Zogg CK, Metcalfe D, Sokas CM, Dalton MK, Hirji SA, Davis KA, Haider AH, Cooper Z, Lichtman JH. Reassessing the July Effect: 30 Years of Evidence Show No Difference in Outcomes. Ann Surg 2023; 277:e204-e211. [PMID: 33914485 PMCID: PMC8384940 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to critically evaluate whether admission at the beginning versus end of the academic year is associated with increased risk of major adverse outcomes. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA The hypothesis that the arrival of new residents and fellows is associated with increases in adverse patient outcomes has been the subject of numerous research studies since 1989. Methods: We conducted a systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis of July Effect studies published before December 20, 2019, looking for differences in mortality, major morbidity, and readmission. Given a paucity of studies reporting readmission, we further analyzed 7 years of data from the Nationwide Readmissions Database to assess for differences in 30-day readmission for US patients admitted to urban teaching versus nonteach-ing hospitals with 3 common medical (acute myocardial infarction, acute ischemic stroke, and pneumonia) and 4 surgical (elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery, elective colectomy, craniotomy, and hip fracture) conditions using risk-adjusted logistic difference-in-difference regression. RESULTS A total of 113 studies met inclusion criteria; 92 (81.4%) reported no evidence of a July Effect. Among the remaining studies, results were mixed and commonly pointed toward system-level discrepancies in efficiency. Metaanalyses of mortality [odds ratio (95% confidence interval): 1.01 (0.98-1.05)] and major morbidity [1.01 (0.99-1.04)] demonstrated no evidence of a July Effect, no differences between specialties or countries, and no change in the effect over time. A total of 5.98 million patient encounters were assessed for readmission. No evidence of a July Effect on readmission was found for any of the 7 conditions. CONCLUSION The preponderance of negative results over the past 30 years suggests that it might be time to reconsider the need for similarly-themed studies and instead focus on system-level factors to improve hospital efficiency and optimize patient outcomes.
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- Cheryl K. Zogg
- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Center for Surgery and Public Health: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
- Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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Ghumman SS, Ibrahim S, Taylor AM, Fauber N, Ragosta M. The "July Effect" in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. Am J Cardiol 2022; 170:160-165. [PMID: 35227502 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In Interventional Cardiology, the academic year and a new training cycle begin in July. It is unclear if patient outcomes are impacted by the time of year in the training cycle. The National Cardiovascular Data Registry collects outcomes related to percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). We used the database for our institution to review the relation between the time of year and patient outcomes. We performed a retrospective review of National Cardiovascular Data Registry data from 2011 to 2017. Outcomes were compared between the end (quarter 2 [Q2]) and the start of the academic year (quarter 3 [Q3]). Chi-square and Fisher's exact test was used: 1,041 (Q2) and 980 (Q3) patients underwent PCI. Patient characteristics were similar between the 2 quarters except for a higher rate of heart failure for patients in Q3 (250 [24%] vs 275 [29%], p = 0.03). There was no difference in overall nonfatal adverse events between Q2 and Q3 (53 [5.1%] vs 58 [5.9%], p = 0.41). Patients in Q3 experienced a higher incidence of stroke (1 [0.1%] vs 7 [0.7%], p = 0.03) and PCI risk-adjusted mortality (8.29 [0.8%] vs 18.13 [1.9%], p = 0.03). In conclusion, there does not appear to be a significant "July Effect" in an academic cardiac catheterization laboratory in terms of most complications with an observed higher incidence of stroke and PCI risk-adjusted mortality early in the year that may be related to a difference in the characteristics of the patient population.
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Association Between Physician Turnover and Survival Outcome After In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Nationwide Cohort Study in South Korea. Resuscitation 2022; 174:75-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Racial disparities in survival outcomes following pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2021; 159:117-125. [PMID: 33400929 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Among adults with in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA), overall survival is lower in black patients compared to white patients. Data regarding racial differences in survival for pediatric IHCA are unknown. METHODS Using 2000-2017 data from the American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines-Resuscitation® registry, we identified children >24 h and <18 years of age with IHCA due to an initial pulseless rhythm. We used generalized estimation equation to examine the association of black race with survival to hospital discharge, return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), and favorable neurologic outcome at discharge. RESULTS Overall, 2940 pediatric patients (898 black, 2042 white) at 224 hospitals with IHCA were included. The mean age was 3.0 years, 57% were male and 16% had an initial shockable rhythm. Age, sex, interventions in place at the time of arrest and cardiac arrest characteristics did not differ significantly by race. The overall survival to discharge was 36.9%, return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) was 73%, and favorable neurologic survival was 20.8%. Although black race was associated with lower rates of ROSC compared to white patients (69.5% in blacks vs. 74.6% in whites; risk-adjusted OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.67-0.94, P = 0.016), black race was not associated with survival to discharge (34.7% in blacks vs. 37.8% in whites; risk-adjusted OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.80-1.15, P = 0.68) or favorable neurologic outcome (18.7% in blacks vs. 21.8% in whites, risk-adjusted OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.80-1.20, p = 0.85). CONCLUSIONS In contrast to adults, we did not find evidence for racial differences in survival outcomes following IHCA among children.
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New Trainee Intubations: The Good, the Bad, and the Not So Ugly. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2020; 21:1083-1084. [PMID: 33278213 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The New Trainee Effect in Tracheal Intubation Procedural Safety Across PICUs in North America: A Report From National Emergency Airway Registry for Children. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2020; 21:1042-1050. [PMID: 32740182 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Tracheal intubation carries a high risk of adverse events. The current literature is unclear regarding the "New Trainee Effect" on tracheal intubation safety in the PICU. We evaluated the effect of the timing of the PICU fellow academic cycle on tracheal intubation associated events. We hypothesize 1) PICUs with pediatric critical care medicine fellowship programs have more adverse tracheal intubation associated events during the first quarter (July-September) of the academic year compared with the rest of the year and 2) tracheal intubation associated event rates and first attempt success performed by pediatric critical care medicine fellows improve through the 3-year clinical fellowship. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Thirty-seven North American PICUs participating in National Emergency Airway Registry for Children. PATIENTS All patients who underwent tracheal intubations in the PICU from July 2013 to June 2017. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The occurrence of any tracheal intubation associated events during the first quarter of the academic year (July-September) was compared with the rest in four different types of PICUs: PICUs with fellows and residents, PICUs with fellows only, PICUs with residents only, and PICUs without trainees. For the second hypothesis, tracheal intubations by critical care medicine fellows were categorized by training level and quarter for 3 years of fellowship (i.e., July-September of 1st yr pediatric critical care medicine fellowship = first quarter, October-December of 1st yr pediatric critical care medicine fellowship = second quarter, and April-June during 3rd year = 12th quarter). A total of 9,774 tracheal intubations were reported. Seven-thousand forty-seven tracheal intubations (72%) were from PICUs with fellows and residents, 525 (5%) with fellows only, 1,201 (12%) with residents only, and 1,001 (10%) with no trainees. There was no difference in the occurrence of tracheal intubation associated events in the first quarter versus the rest of the year (all PICUs: July-September 14.9% vs October-June 15.2%; p = 0.76). There was no difference between these two periods in each type of PICUs (all p ≥ 0.19). For tracheal intubations by critical care medicine fellows (n = 3,836), tracheal intubation associated events significantly decreased over the fellowship: second quarter odds ratio 0.64 (95% CI, 0.45-0.91), third quarter odds ratio 0.58 (95% CI, 0.42-0.82), and 12th quarter odds ratio 0.40 (95% CI, 0.24-0.67) using the first quarter as reference after adjusting for patient and device characteristics. First attempt success significantly improved during fellowship: second quarter odds ratio 1.39 (95% CI, 1.04-1.85), third quarter odds ratio 1.59 (95% CI, 1.20-2.09), and 12th quarter odds ratio 2.11 (95% CI, 1.42-3.14). CONCLUSIONS The New Trainee Effect in tracheal intubation safety outcomes was not observed in various types of PICUs. There was a significant improvement in pediatric critical care medicine fellows' first attempt success and a significant decline in tracheal intubation associated event rates, indicating substantial skills acquisition throughout pediatric critical care medicine fellowship.
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Myers LC, Gartland RM, Skillings J, Heard L, Bittner EA, Einbinder J, Metlay JP, Mort E. An Examination of Medical Malpractice Claims Involving Physician Trainees. ACADEMIC MEDICINE : JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 2020; 95:1215-1222. [PMID: 31833853 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000003117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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PURPOSE To identify patient-, provider-, and claim-related factors of medical malpractice claims in which physician trainees were directly involved in the harm events. METHOD The authors performed a case-control study using medical malpractice claims closed between 2012-2016 and contributed to the Comparative Benchmarking System database by teaching hospitals. Using the service extender flag, they classified claims as cases if physician trainees were directly involved in the harm events. They classified claims as controls if they were from the same facilities, but trainees were not directly involved in the harm events. They performed multivariable regression with predictor variables being patient and provider characteristics. The outcome was physician trainee involvement in harm events. RESULTS From the original pool of 30,973 claims, there were 581 cases and 2,610 controls. The majority of cases involved residents (471, 81%). Cases had a statistically significant higher rate of having a trainee named as defendants than controls (184, 32% vs 233, 9%; P < .001). The most common final diagnosis for cases was puncture or laceration during surgery (62, 11%). Inadequate supervision was a contributing factor in 140 (24%) cases overall, with the majority (104, 74%) of these claims being procedure related. Multivariable regression analysis revealed that trainees were most likely to be involved in harm events in specialties such as oral surgery/dentistry and obstetrics-gynecology (OR = 7.99, 95% CI 2.93, 21.83 and OR = 1.85, 95% CI 1.24, 2.66, respectively), when performing procedures (OR = 1.58, 95% CI 1.27, 1.96), or when delivering care in the emergency room (OR = 1.65, 95% CI 1.43, 1.91). CONCLUSIONS Among claims involving physician trainees, procedures were common and often associated with inadequate supervision. Training directors of surgical specialties can use this information to improve resident supervision policies. The goal is to reduce the likelihood of future harm events.
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- Laura C Myers
- L.C. Myers is a research fellow, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2872-3388
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- R.M. Gartland is a surgical resident, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- J. Skillings is data analyst, Controlled Risk Insurance Company, Boston, Massachusetts
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- L. Heard is senior program director, Patient Safety and Education, Controlled Risk Insurance Company, Boston, Massachusetts
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- E.A. Bittner is associate professor of anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, and program director, Critical Care Anesthesiology Fellowship, Department of Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- J. Einbinder is instructor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, member, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and assistant vice president, Advanced Data Analytics and Coding, Controlled Risk Insurance Company, Boston, Massachusetts
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- J.P. Metlay is professor, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, professor of health policy and management, Harvard School of Public Health, and chief, General Internal Medicine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- E. Mort is assistant professor in health care policy, Harvard Medical School, member, Division of General Internal Medicine, and chief quality officer, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Hasan O, Amin M, Rabbani U, Rabbani A, Mahmood F, Noordin S. Do new trainees pose a threat to postoperative complications after hip fracture surgeries? Retrospective cohort of 1045 patients over a decade at a university hospital. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2020; 56:116-120. [PMID: 32637084 PMCID: PMC7327304 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduction Induction of new residents and surgical trainees in most institutes occurs once a year. Fresh residents with no experience, may pose a threat to the surgical procedure outcome and there can be a potential increase in patients' morbidity and mortality as a result of this turnover. Literature is inconclusive about this effect. Our aim was to study the "new residents' induction effect" on postoperative complications after hip fracture surgeries. Methodology This is non funded non commercialized study from a university hospital. Investigators studied a retrospective cohort of 1045 adult hip fracture patients who were operated at our tertiary care and level 1 trauma centre of a metropolitan city between 2008 and 2018. We defined primary exposure as the time period of new resident's induction (January-March) with the primary outcome in-hospital and 30days postoperative complications. Cox proportional hazard algorithm analysis was done at univariate and multivariable levels reporting Crude Relative Risk (RR) and Adjusted Relative Risk (aRR), respectively. Results were reported in line with STROBE criteria. Results There were 274 (26%) patients in exposed group out of whom 109 (40%) developed postoperative complications. Interestingly, patients who had their surgeries during the induction period of new residents had 8% less risk of developing postoperative complications. However, result was statistically insignificant at both univariate and multivariable levels with RR; 95% C.I of 0.9 (0.78-1.22) and aRR; 95% C.I of 0.9 (0.78-1.22) after adjusting for the all other independent variables. Conclusion The association of new residents' induction on postoperative hip fracture surgery complications, although protective, was insignificant after controlling for the potential confounding effect of patients' background and demographic characteristics. We recommend further multi-centre high powered studies to analyze this.
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- Obada Hasan
- Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Department, University of Iowa, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopedics, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
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OBJECTIVE Job satisfaction and work stress are associated with provider health and patient outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate job satisfaction and workplace stressors in surgical providers (surgeons, physician assistants [PAs], and NPs). METHODS A survey was distributed to providers within a single surgical department. Job satisfaction and workplace stressors were evaluated by sex, age, profession, career length, and work hours. RESULTS Providers practicing for 11 to 15 years had greater job satisfaction than those practicing for more than 20 years, with no other differences by demographic group. Females cited supervisory support as a top workplace stressor more than did males (P = .01) and PAs and NPs cited supervisory support (P < .01) and compensation/finances more than surgeons (P = .05). Workplace stressors varied by practice years and work hours. CONCLUSIONS Healthcare organizations should be aware of diversity in perceived workplace stressors. A "one size fits all" approach to provider well-being is likely to be ineffective.
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Mongelli F, Fischer H, Stickel M, Patella M, Heeren N, Christ M, Gass M. Surgical Residents' Proficiency and Turnover May Affect the Overall Efficiency in an Emergency Department. World J Surg 2019; 43:2365-2370. [PMID: 31214832 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-019-05062-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Within Emergency Department (ED), problem responsiveness and organizational capacity are extremely important for providing acute care. The "July effect" has been described as the period when junior doctors start new turnovers, possibly reflecting on hospital and ED efficiency. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of residents' turnover on ED efficiency at a Swiss teaching hospital. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated patients presenting with surgical needs to ED from June 2014 to January 2019. Data regarding gender, age, length of stay (LOS), resident doctors and level of urgency were collected and analyzed. RESULTS We identified 27,767 surgical admissions treated by 92 residents. The LOS analysis within residents' period in the ED showed a progressive reduction over time, with 80% of proficiency achieved after 98 patients. The mean LOS was 257.3 and 237.6 min during and after the learning curve (p < 0.0001), although no difference was noted in triage level 1 patients (p = 0.813). By replacing 40-70% of residents (January and July), the LOS raised from 243.1 to 259.7 min (absolute difference 16.6 min, p < 0.001), but if only 10-20% of residents newly started, no difference was detected (p = 0.071). CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates that surgical residents' turnover within the ED could affect the overall efficiency. The training period for new resident physicians was a caseload of 98 patients, respectively, 3 weeks of work. The impact of trainees' turnover was only relevant if more than 40% of the resident team is replaced at one time and only less urgent cases were affected.
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- Francesco Mongelli
- Department of Surgery, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Spitalstrasse, 6000, Lucerne, Switzerland.
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- Emergency Department, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Spitalstrasse, 6000, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Spitalstrasse, 6000, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Debunking the July Effect in Cardiac Surgery: A National Analysis of More Than 470,000 Procedures. Ann Thorac Surg 2019; 108:929-934. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Kim HJ, Jeong E, Choe PG, Lee SM, Lee J. Intensive Care Unit Relocation and Its Effect on Multidrug-Resistant Respiratory Microorganisms. Acute Crit Care 2018; 33:238-245. [PMID: 31723891 PMCID: PMC6849029 DOI: 10.4266/acc.2018.00220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Infection by multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens leads to poor patient outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs). Contact precautions are necessary to reduce the transmission of MDR pathogens. However, the importance of the surrounding environment is not well known. We studied the effects of ICU relocation on MDR respiratory pathogen detection rates and patient outcomes. Methods Patients admitted to the ICU before and after the relocation were retrospectively analyzed. Baseline patient characteristics, types of respiratory pathogens detected, antibiotics used, and patient outcomes were measured. Results A total of 463 adult patients admitted to the ICU, 4 months before and after the relocation, were included. Of them, 234 were admitted to the ICU before the relocation and 229 afterward. Baseline characteristics, including age, sex, and underlying comorbidities, did not differ between the two groups. After the relocation, the incidence rate of MDR respiratory pathogen detection decreased from 90.0 to 68.8 cases per 1,000 patient-days, but that difference was statistically insignificant. The use of colistin was significantly reduced from 53.5 days (95% confidence interval [CI], 20.3 to 86.7 days) to 18.7 days (95% CI, 5.6 to 31.7 days). Furthermore, the duration of hospital stay was significantly reduced from a median of 29 days (interquartile range [IQR], 14 to 50 days) to 21 days (IQR, 11 to 39 days). Conclusions Incidence rates of MDR respiratory pathogen detection were not significantly different before and after ICU relocation. However, ICU relocation could be helpful in reducing the use of antibiotics against MDR pathogens and improving patient outcomes.
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- Hyung-Jun Kim
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Infection Control Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Infection Control Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Oh TK, Ji E, Cho YJ, Jeon YT, Jo YH, Song IA. Trainee physician turnover and 30-day mortality in Korean intensive care units. J Crit Care 2018; 46:23-28. [PMID: 29655029 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Previous studies have found an increase in in-hospital mortality when trainee physicians rotate. Our retrospective cohort study investigated whether trainee physicians' turnover influenced 30-day mortality in Korean intensive care units (ICUs), which have high-intensity daytime intensivist coverage only on weekdays. MATERIALS AND METHODS Participants were adults over 19years old admitted to ICUs in a Korean tertiary care academic hospital between 2012 and 2016. Demographic and clinical data were collected on admission, and dates of death recorded. The primary outcome was the association between ICU admission in the turnover periods (March and May) and 30-day mortality after admission to ICUs with high-intensity daytime intensivist coverage. RESULTS Overall, there was no significant correlation between ICU admission during turnover periods and 30-day mortality [hazard ratio (HR), 1.06; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.83-1.35, P=0.647]; the same trend was found for ICU admissions when there was no intensivist coverage (HR: 1.24, 95% CI: 0.91-1.69, P=0.177). CONCLUSIONS We found no overall association between physician turnover and 30-day mortality of patients admitted to ICUs with high-intensity daytime intensivist coverage or with no intensivist coverage.
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- Tak Kyu Oh
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Research Collaborating Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Republic of Korea
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- Department of emergency medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Republic of Korea.
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Oh TK, Jo YH, Do SH, Hwang JW, Lee JH, Song IA. Physician turnover effect for in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a 10-year experience in a tertiary academic hospital. J Anesth 2018; 32:198-203. [DOI: 10.1007/s00540-018-2462-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Jackson TN, Pearcy CP, Khorgami Z, Agrawal V, Taubman KE, Truitt MS. The Physician Attrition Crisis: A Cross-Sectional Survey of the Risk Factors for Reduced Job Satisfaction Among US Surgeons. World J Surg 2017; 42:1285-1292. [DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-4286-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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