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Grimsley EA, Anderson DO, Kendall MA, Zander T, Parikh R, Weigel RJ, Kuo PC. For the Love of the Game: Calculating the Premium Associated With Academic Surgical Practice. Ann Surg 2024; 280:640-649. [PMID: 38916098 PMCID: PMC11445716 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the premium associated with a career in academic surgery, as measured by compensation normalized to the work relative value unit (wRVU). BACKGROUND An academic surgical career embodying innovation and mentorship offers intrinsic rewards but is not well monetized. We know compensation for academic surgeons is less than their nonacademic counterparts, but the value of clinical effort, as normalized to the wRVU, between academic and nonacademic surgeons has not been well characterized. Thus, we analyzed the variations in the valuation of academic and nonacademic surgical work from 2010 to 2022. METHODS We utilized Medical Group Management Association Provider Compensation data from 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 to compare academic and nonacademic surgeons. We analyzed raw total cash compensation (TCC), wRVU, TCC per wRVU (TCC/wRVU), and TCC to collections (TCCtColl). We calculated collections per wRVU (Coll/wRVU). We adjusted TCC and TCCtColl for inflation using the Consumer Price Index. Linear modeling for trend analysis was performed. RESULTS Compared with nonacademic, academic surgeons had lower TCC (2010: $500,415.0±23,666 vs $631,515.5±23,948.2, -21%; 2022: $564,789.8±23,993.9 vs $628,247.4±15,753.2, -10%), despite higher wRVUs (2022: 9109.4±474.9 vs 8062.7±252.7) and higher Coll/wRVU (2022: 76.68±8.15 vs 71.80±6.10). Trend analysis indicated that TCC will converge in 2038 at an estimated $660,931. CONCLUSIONS In 2022, academic surgeons had more clinical activity and superior organizational revenue capture, despite less total and normalized clinical compensation. On the basis of TCC/wRVUs, academia charges a premium of 16% over nonacademic surgery. However, trend analysis suggests that TCC will converge within the next 20 years.
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- Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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Morgat C, Cellier J, Dinanian S, Juin C, Slama MS, Kalyana Sundar S, Extramiana F, Algalarrondo V. Impact of resident training on cardiac electrophysiological procedures. Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2024:S1875-2136(24)00283-3. [PMID: 39217006 DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2024.07.060] [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: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Modern management of cardiac arrhythmias often requires interventions in which young physicians must acquire a high level of expertise. However, concerns have been raised about the increase in side effects during procedures performed with resident involvement. AIM This study aims to identify the effects of resident training on cardiac electrophysiological procedures within a university centre. METHODS In a single-centre study, cardiac arrhythmia procedures were reviewed retrospectively, and resident involvement was scrutinized. Univariate and multivariable models were built for the following outcomes: fluoroscopy time; operative time; length of hospitalization after procedure; and adverse events. RESULTS We reviewed 991 procedures, 574 without and 417 with resident involvement (650 cardiac pacemakers or defibrillators, 120 generator replacements, 188 electrophysiological studies and 153 radiofrequency ablations). Resident involvement was associated with an increase in fluoroscopy time: +1.7±0.4minutes (P<0.01) for pacemaker implantation; and +2.5±0.9minutes (P=0.01) for electrophysiological studies. Operative time was longer for electrophysiological studies (+10.8±4.9minutes; P=0.03) and pacing implantation (+8.4±2.2minutes; P<0.01). There was no significant association between resident training and adverse events (7.67 vs. 9.83%; P=0.28). CONCLUSIONS Cardiac electrophysiological procedures performed with resident involvement have a good safety profile. However, resident training modestly, but significantly, prolongs fluoroscopy time and operative time.
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- Charles Morgat
- Service de cardiologie, hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, AP-HP, 46, boulevard Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France; Université Paris-Cité, 75006 Paris, France
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- Service de cardiologie, hôpital Antoine-Béclère, AP-HP, 92140 Clamart, France
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- Service de cardiologie, hôpital Antoine-Béclère, AP-HP, 92140 Clamart, France
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- Service de cardiologie, hôpital Antoine-Béclère, AP-HP, 92140 Clamart, France
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- Service de cardiologie, hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, AP-HP, 46, boulevard Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France; Service de cardiologie, hôpital Antoine-Béclère, AP-HP, 92140 Clamart, France
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- Service de cardiologie, hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, AP-HP, 46, boulevard Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France
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- Service de cardiologie, hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, AP-HP, 46, boulevard Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France; Université Paris-Cité, 75006 Paris, France
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- Service de cardiologie, hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, AP-HP, 46, boulevard Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France; Université Paris-Cité, 75006 Paris, France; Service de cardiologie, hôpital Antoine-Béclère, AP-HP, 92140 Clamart, France.
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Nunes C, Antunes L, Lopes C, O'neill Pedrosa J, Silva E, Fonseca M. Comparing the Surgical Outcomes of Carotid Endarterectomy: Assessing the Impact of Consultant versus Trainee Cases on Patient Care and Surgical Training. Ann Vasc Surg 2024:S0890-5096(24)00495-3. [PMID: 39098722 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.07.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/07/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND This study assesses the impact of having a surgical trainee performing a carotid endarterectomy (CEA) procedure on the postoperative rates of stroke and death. METHODS In this observational retrospective study, consecutive patients, who underwent CEA between May 01, 2016, and July 31, 2022, were entered into a retrospectively collected database. Patients were stratified into 2 categories - consultant-led cases and trainees-led cases. Primary outcomes were 30-day stroke rate, and 30-day morbimortality. A sub analysis was performed after grouping the patients in whether there was a neurological event in the previous 6 months - symptomatic or asymptomatic. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS Trainees-led cases had significantly longer clamping times and higher rates of stroke in asymptomatic patients compared with consultant-led cases. Patient's safety should be our top priority. Any practice leading to a significantly increased rate of postoperative stroke must be discontinued. Training protocols and adequate supervision must ensure that trainees possess the necessary skills and knowledge to safely and effectively perform CEA procedures, thereby prioritizing patient safety.
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- Celso Nunes
- Trainee in Vascular Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra City, Portugal.
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- Vascular Surgeon, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra City, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine in University of Coimbra, Coimbra City, Portugal
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- Trainee in General Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra City, Portugal
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- Vascular and Cardiothoracic Theather Nurse, at Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Trainee in Vascular Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra City, Portugal
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- Vascular Surgeon, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra City, Portugal
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Al-Sarireh H, Al-Sarireh A, Mann K, Hajibandeh S, Hajibandeh S. Effect of surgeon's seniority and subspeciality interest on mortality after emergency laparotomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Colorectal Dis 2024; 26:1495-1504. [PMID: 38898583 DOI: 10.1111/codi.17079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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AIM To evaluate effect of surgeon's seniority (trainee surgeon vs. consultant surgeon) and surgeon's subspeciality interest on postoperative mortality in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy (EL). METHOD A systematic review was conducted and reported according to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews and the PRISMA statement standards, respectively. We evaluated all studies comparing the risk of postoperative mortality in patients undergoing EL between (a) trainee surgeon and consultant surgeon, and (b) surgeon without and with subspeciality interest related to pathology. Random effects modelling was applied for the analyses. The certainty of evidence was assessed using the GRADE system. RESULTS Analysis of 256 844 patients from 13 studies showed no difference in the risk of postoperative mortality between trainee-led and consultant-led EL (OR: 0.76, p = 0.12). However, EL performed by a surgeon without subspeciality interest related to the pathology was associated with a higher risk of postoperative mortality compared with a surgeon with subspeciality interest (OR: 1.38, p < 0.00001). In lower gastrointestinal (GI) pathologies, EL done by upper GI surgeons resulted in higher risk of mortality compared with lower GI surgeons (OR: 1.43, p < 0.00001). In upper GI pathologies, EL done by lower GI surgeons resulted in higher risk of mortality compared with upper GI surgeons (OR: 1.29, p = 0.05). CONCLUSION While confounding by indication cannot be excluded, level 2 evidence with moderate certainty suggests that trainee-led EL may not increase the risk of postoperative mortality but EL by a surgeon with subspeciality interest related to the pathology may reduce the risk of mortality.
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- Department of General Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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Husman R, Tanaka A, Saqib NU, Mirza A, George MJ, Keyhani A, Keyhani K, Wang SK. Adverse events are not increased with trainee participation in transcarotid revascularization. Vascular 2024; 32:418-423. [PMID: 36377465 DOI: 10.1177/17085381221140158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether a vascular surgery trainee's participation in transcarotid revascularization (TCAR), a new technology, affects patient safety and outcomes. DESIGN Retrospective, institutional review of our carotid database was performed. Patients who underwent TCAR were stratified based on whether a vascular trainee was present during the procedure. Relevant demographics, comorbidities, anatomical indication, perioperative courses, and adverse events in the postoperative period were captured for statistical analysis. SETTING Data were obtained from affiliated Memorial Hermann Hospitals in Houston, Texas. PARTICIPANTS All patients who underwent TCAR from September 2017 to January 2022 were included. RESULTS Of 486 patients who underwent TCAR, 173 (35.6%) were performed in the presence of a trainee, and 313 (64.4%) were performed without a trainee. Subjects in the trainee cohort had more challenging anatomy, defined as a higher rate of carotid bifurcation above C2, restenotic disease, previous ipsilateral neck dissection, and neck radiation. The trainee cohort had higher rates of estimated blood loss (61.1 ± 66 vs. 35.5 ± 39 mL, p < 0.01), longer operative time (64.8 ± 30.3 vs. 57.9 ± 20.4 min, p < .01), longer cerebral blood flow reversal time (8.9 ± 6.1 vs. 7.9 ± 6.6 min, p = .01), and higher contrast administration (25.7 ± 12.0 vs. 21.1 ± 9.4 mL, p < .01). The ability to achieve technical success was similar between the two cohorts. There was no difference in the rates of cranial nerve palsy, ipsilateral stroke, hematoma, and stent thrombosis. Hospital length of stay, death (0% vs. 1.6%, p = .10), and stroke (1.1% vs. 2.8%, p = .22) were also similar between the two cohorts. CONCLUSION Vascular surgery trainee's involvement during TCAR did not increase adverse outcomes, such as stroke and death, in the perioperative period. The results presented herein should encourage other teaching institutions to provide surgical trainees with supervised, hands-on experience during TCAR.
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- Regina Husman
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Lynch D, Mongan PD, Hoefnagel AL. The impact of an anesthesia residency teaching service on anesthesia-controlled time and postsurgical patient outcomes: a retrospective observational study on 15,084 surgical cases. Patient Saf Surg 2024; 18:12. [PMID: 38561787 PMCID: PMC10985884 DOI: 10.1186/s13037-024-00394-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Limited data exists regarding the impact of anesthesia residents on operating room efficiency and patient safety outcomes. This investigation hypothesized that supervised anesthesiology residents do not increase anesthesia-controlled or prolonged extubation times compared to supervised certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA)/certified anesthesiologist assistants (CAA) or anesthesiologists working independently. Secondary objectives included differences in critical outcomes such as intraoperative hypotension, cardiac and pulmonary complications, acute kidney injury, and mortality. METHODS This retrospective single-center 24-month (January 1, 2020- December 31, 2021) cohort focused on primary outcomes of anesthesia-controlled times and prolonged extubation (>15 min) with additional assessment of secondary patient outcomes in adult patients having general anesthesia with an endotracheal tube or laryngeal mask airway for elective non-cardiac surgery. The study excluded sedation, obstetric, endoscopic, ophthalmology, and non-operating room procedures. Procedures were divided into three groups: anesthesiologists working solo, anesthesiologists supervising residents, or anesthesiologists supervising CRNA/CAAs. After univariate analysis, multivariable models were constructed to control for the univariate cofactor differences in the primary and secondary outcomes. RESULTS A total of 15,084 surgical cases met the inclusion criteria for this study for the three different care models: solo anesthesiologists (1,204 cases), anesthesiologist/resident pairing (3,146 cases), and anesthesiologist/CRNA/CAA (14,040 cases). Before multivariate analysis, the resident group exhibited longer anesthesia-controlled times (median, [interquartile range], 26.1 [21.7-32.0], p < 0.001), compared to CRNA/CAA (23.9 [19.7-29.5]), and attending-only surgical cases (21.0 [17.9-25.4]). After adjusting for covariates in a general linear regression model (age, BMI, ASA classification, comorbidities, arterial line insertion, surgical service, and surgical location), there were no significant differences in the anesthesia-controlled times between the provider groups. Prolonged extubation times (>15 min) were significantly less common in the anesthesiologist-only group compared to the other groups (p < 0.001). Despite these time differences, there were no clinically significant differences among the groups in postoperative pulmonary or cardiac complications, renal impairment, or the 30-day mortality rate of patients. CONCLUSION Anesthesia residents do not increase anesthesia-controlled operating room times or adversely affect clinically relevant patient outcomes compared to anesthesiologists working independently or supervising certified registered nurse anesthetists or certified anesthesiologist assistants.
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- Davene Lynch
- University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, USA
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- University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, USA.
- University of Florida College of Medicine- Jacksonville, 655 West 8th Street, 32209, Jacksonville, FL, Box C-72, USA.
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Tsui GO, Kunac A, Oliver JB, Mehra S, Anjaria DJ. Why Not This Case? Differences Between Resident and Attending Operative Cases at Teaching Hospitals. J Surg Res 2024; 295:19-27. [PMID: 37972437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.09.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Previous studies have focused on outcomes pertaining to resident operative autonomy, but there has been little academic work examining the types of patients and cases where autonomy is afforded. We sought to describe the differences between surgical patient populations in teaching cases where residents are and are not afforded autonomy. METHODS We examined all general and vascular operations at Veterans Affairs teaching hospitals from 2004 to 2019 using Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Level of resident supervision is prospectively recorded by the operating room nurse at the time of surgery: attending primary (AP): the attending performs the case with or without a resident; attending resident (AR): the resident performs the case with the attending scrubbed; resident primary (RP): resident operating with supervising attending not scrubbed. Resident (R) cases refer to AR + RP. Patient demographics, comorbidities, level of supervision, and top cases within each group were evaluated. RESULTS A total of 618,578 cases were analyzed; 154,217 (24.9%) were AP, 425,933 (68.9%) AR, and 38,428 (6.2%) RP. Using work relative value unit as a surrogate for complexity, RP was the least complex compared to AP and AR (10.4/14.4/14.8, P < 0.001). RP also had a lower proportion of American Society of Anesthesiologists 3 and 4 + 5 patients (P < 0.001), were younger (P < 0.001), and generally had lower comorbidities. The most common RP cases made up a higher proportion of all RP cases than they did for AP/AR and demonstrated several core competencies (hernia, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, amputation). R cases, however, were generally sicker than AP cases. CONCLUSIONS In the small proportion of cases where residents were afforded autonomy, we found they were more focused on the core general surgery cases on lower risk patients. This selection bias likely demonstrates appropriate attending judgment in affording autonomy. However, this cohort consisted of many "sicker" patients and those factors alone should not disqualify resident involvement.
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- Grace O Tsui
- Department of Surgery, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
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Yu Y, Oliver JB, Kunac A, Sehat AJ, Anjaria DJ. Declining Surgical Resident Operative Autonomy-All Trainees Are Not Created Equal. J Surg Res 2023; 292:330-338. [PMID: 37117092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We have previously shown that resident autonomy has decreased over time overall for all surgery residents. The purpose of this study is to examine changes in operative autonomy in general surgery residency within each postgraduate year (PGY) level. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective analysis of the Veterans Association Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from July 1, 2004 to September 30, 2019. All general surgery, vascular surgery, and thoracic surgery procedures were analyzed and categorized by level of resident supervision as attending primary, attending operating with resident, or resident primary without attending scrubbed. Procedure work portion of relative value unit was used to capture procedure complexity. Changes in resident autonomy over time, procedure complexity, and outcomes were compared among PGY levels 1 to 5. RESULTS A total of 385,482 cases were analyzed. At each PGY level from 2014 to 2018, the relative decrease in resident primary cases ranged from -37.3% (PGY 4) to -75.5% (PGY 3). Mean work portion of relative value unit saw steady increase with PGY level (8.4 ± 3.5 in PGY 1 to 10.8 ± 5.7 in PGY 5, P < 0.001) and did not show a trend over time. CONCLUSIONS Surgical resident operative autonomy has markedly decreased over time across all PGY levels. This effect is most profound at the PGY 3 level, while more senior residents are affected to a lesser degree. Case complexity show PGY level-appropriate increase in resident autonomous cases. Decrease in resident autonomy over time is not associated with changes in case complexity.
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- Yasong Yu
- Department of Surgery, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
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Parker RK, Otoki K, Sylvester K, Roberts L, Many HR, Kim GJ, Mwachiro MM, Parker AS. Trainee autonomy and surgical outcomes after emergency gastrointestinal surgery. Surgery 2023; 174:324-329. [PMID: 37263881 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Operative meaningful trainee autonomy is an essential component of surgical training. Reduced trainee autonomy is frequently attributed to patient safety concerns, but this has not been examined within Kenya. We aimed to assess whether meaningful trainee autonomy was associated with a change in patient outcomes. METHODS We investigated whether meaningful trainee autonomy was associated with a change in severe postoperative complications and all-cause in-hospital mortality in a previously described cohort undergoing emergency gastrointestinal operations. Each operation was reviewed to determine the presence of meaningful autonomy, defined as "supervision only" from faculty. Comparisons were made between faculty-led cases and cases with meaningful trainee autonomy. Multilevel logistic regression models were created for the outcomes of mortality and complications with the exposure of meaningful trainee autonomy, accounting for fixed effects of the Africa Surgical Outcomes Study Risk Score and random effects of discharge diagnoses. RESULTS After excluding laparoscopy (N = 28) and missing data (N = 3), 451 operations were studied, and 343 (76.1%) had meaningful trainee autonomy. Faculty were more involved in operations with older age, cancer, prior complications, and higher risk scores. On unadjusted analysis, meaningful trainee autonomy was associated with mortality odds of 0.32 (95% confidence interval: 0.17-0.58) compared with faculty-led operations. Similarly, the odds of developing complications were 0.52 (95% confidence interval: 0.32-0.84) with meaningful trainee autonomy compared with faculty-led operations. When adjusting for Africa Surgical Outcomes Study Score and clustering discharge diagnoses, the odds of mortality (odds ratio 0.58; 95% confidence interval: 0.27-1.2) and complication (odds ratio 0.83; 95% confidence interval: 0.47-1.5) were not significant. CONCLUSION Our findings support that increasing trainee autonomy does not change patient outcomes in selected emergency gastrointestinal operations. Further, trainees and faculty appropriately discern patients at higher risk of complications and mortality, and the selective granting of trainee autonomy does not affect patient safety.
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- Department of Surgery, Tenwek Hospital, Bomet, Kenya. https://twitter.com/kemuntootoki
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- Department of Surgery, Tenwek Hospital, Bomet, Kenya
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- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
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- Center for Surgical Training and Research, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. https://twitter.com/3amazinggrace
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- Department of Surgery, Tenwek Hospital, Bomet, Kenya. https://twitter.com/MichaelMwachiro
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- Department of Surgery, Tenwek Hospital, Bomet, Kenya. https://twitter.com/AP_the_surgeon
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Peden CJ, Aggarwal G, Aitken RJ, Anderson ID, Balfour A, Foss NB, Cooper Z, Dhesi JK, French WB, Grant MC, Hammarqvist F, Hare SP, Havens JM, Holena DN, Hübner M, Johnston C, Kim JS, Lees NP, Ljungqvist O, Lobo DN, Mohseni S, Ordoñez CA, Quiney N, Sharoky C, Urman RD, Wick E, Wu CL, Young-Fadok T, Scott MJ. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Consensus Guidelines for Emergency Laparotomy Part 3: Organizational Aspects and General Considerations for Management of the Emergency Laparotomy Patient. World J Surg 2023; 47:1881-1898. [PMID: 37277506 PMCID: PMC10241556 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-023-07039-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND This is Part 3 of the first consensus guidelines for optimal care of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy using an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) approach. This paper addresses organizational aspects of care. METHODS Experts in management of the high-risk and emergency general surgical patient were invited to contribute by the International ERAS® Society. PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, and MEDLINE database searches were performed for ERAS elements and relevant specific topics. Studies were selected with particular attention to randomized clinical trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and large cohort studies, and reviewed and graded using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation system. Recommendations were made on the best level of evidence, or extrapolation from studies on elective patients when appropriate. A modified Delphi method was used to validate final recommendations. RESULTS Components of organizational aspects of care were considered. Consensus was reached after three rounds of a modified Delphi process. CONCLUSIONS These guidelines are based on best current available evidence for organizational aspects of an ERAS® approach to patients undergoing emergency laparotomy and include discussion of less common aspects of care for the surgical patient, including end-of-life issues. These guidelines are not exhaustive but pull together evidence on important components of care for this high-risk patient population. As much of the evidence is extrapolated from elective surgery or emergency general surgery (not specifically laparotomy), many of the components need further evaluation in future studies.
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- Carol J. Peden
- Department of Anesthesiology Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2020 Zonal Avenue IRD 322, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 7XX UK
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- Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009 Australia
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- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Stott La, Salford, M6 8HD UK
- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Western General Hospital, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU Scotland
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 1620 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120 USA
- Division of Trauma, Burns, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 1620 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02120 USA
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- Perioperative Medicine for Older People Undergoing Surgery (POPS), Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK
- Research Department of Targeted Intervention, Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, 1200 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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- Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Hälsovägen 3. B85, S 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care, Medway Maritime Hospital, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5NY UK
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- Division of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226 USA
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesia, St George’s Hospital, Tooting, London, UK
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- Kaiser Permanente Research, Department of Research & Evaluation, 100 South Los Robles Ave, 2nd Floor, Pasadena, CA 91101 USA
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- Department of General & Colorectal Surgery, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Scott La, Salford, M6 8HD UK
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals and University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH UK
- MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, Queen’s Medical Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH UK
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro University, 701 85 Orebro, Sweden
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- Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cra 98 No. 18 – 49, 760032 Cali, Colombia
- Sección de Cirugía de Trauma y Emergencias, Universidad del Valle – Hospital Universitario del Valle, Cl 5 No. 36-08, 760032 Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 7XX UK
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- Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center, 410 West 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Ave HSW1601, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, and Department of Anesthesiology, Weill-Cornell Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021 USA
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, 5777 e. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85054 USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- University College London, London, UK
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Rahman SA, Pickering O, Tucker V, Mercer SJ, Pucher PH. Outcomes After Independent Trainee Versus Consultant-led Emergency Laparotomy: Inverse Propensity Score Population Dataset Analysis. Ann Surg 2023; 277:e1124-e1129. [PMID: 34954757 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We utilized a population dataset to compare outcomes for patients where surgery was independently performed by trainees to cases led by a consultant. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Emergency laparotomy is a common, high-risk, procedure. Although trainee involvement to improve future surgeons' experience and ability in the management of such cases is crucial, some studies have suggested this is to the detriment of patient outcomes. In the UK, appropriately skilled trainees may be entrusted to perform emergency laparotomy without supervision of a consultant (attending). METHODS Patients who underwent emergency laparotomy between 2013 and 2018 were identified from the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit of England and Wales. To reduce selection and confounding bias, the inverse probability of treatment weighting approach was used, allowing robust comparison of trainee-led and consultant-led laparotomy cases accounting for eighteen variables, including details of patient, treatment, pathology, and preoperative mortality risk. Groups were compared for mortality and length of stay. RESULTS A total of 111,583 patients were included in the study. The operating surgeon was a consultant in 103,462 cases (92.7%) and atrainee in 8121 cases (7.3%). Mortality at discharge was 11.6%. Trainees were less likely to operate on high-risk and colorectal cases. After weighting, mortality (12.2% vs 11.6%, P = 0.338) was equivalent between trainee- and consultant-led cases. Median length of stay was 11 (interquartile range 7, 19) versus 11 (7, 20) days ( P = 0.004), respectively. Trainee-led operations reported fewer cases of blood loss >500mL (9.1% vs 11.1%, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Major laparotomy maybe safely entrusted to appropriately skilled trainees without impacting patient outcomes.
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- Saqib A Rahman
- Cancer Sciences Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Portsmouth Dept of Surgery
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- Cancer Sciences Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Anaethesia, Portsmouth University Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Portsmouth University Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK; and
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- Department of Surgery, Portsmouth University Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK; and
- Department of Surgery, Imperial College London, London, UK
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SUMMARY STATEMENT Simulation-based training using virtual reality head-mounted displays (VR-HMD) is increasingly being used within the field of medical education. This article systematically reviews and appraises the quality of the literature on the use of VR-HMDs in medical education. A search in the databases PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, ERIC, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and PsychINFO was carried out. Studies were screened according to predefined exclusion criteria, and quality was assessed using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument. In total, 41 articles were included and thematically divided into 5 groups: anatomy, procedural skills, surgical procedures, communication skills, and clinical decision making. Participants highly appreciated using VR-HMD and rated it better than most other training methods. Virtual reality head-mounted display outperformed traditional methods of learning surgical procedures. Although VR-HMD showed promising results when learning anatomy, it was not considered better than other available study materials. No conclusive findings could be synthesized regarding the remaining 3 groups.
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Sehat AJ, Oliver JB, Yu Y, Kunac A, Anjaria DJ. Declining Surgical Resident Operative Autonomy in Acute Care Surgical Cases. J Surg Res 2023; 281:328-334. [PMID: 36240719 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.08.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Surgical resident operative autonomy has decreased markedly over time, reducing resident readiness for independent practice. We sought to examine operative resident autonomy for emergency acute care surgery (ACS) compared to elective cases and associated patient outcomes at veterans affairs hospitals. METHODS The Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program database was queried for ACS cases (emergency general, vascular, and thoracic) at veterans affairs hospitals from 2004 to 2019. Cases are coded prospectively for the level of supervision: attending primary surgeon (AP); attending scrubbed with resident surgeon (AR); resident primary (RP), attending not scrubbed. Baseline demographics, operative variables, and outcomes were compared. RESULTS A total of 61,275 ACS cases and 605,146 elective cases were performed during the study period. The ACS had a higher proportion of RP cases (7.2% versus 5.7%, P < 0.001). The proportion of ACS RP cases decreased from 9.9% to 4.1% (58.6%); elective RP cases decreased from 8.9% to 2.9% (67.4%). The most common ACS RP surgeries were appendectomy, amputations, and cholecystectomy. RP cases had lower American Society of Anesthesia class and lower median work relative value units than AP and AR. There was no difference between mortality rates of RP compared to AP (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 0.94 [0.80-1.09] or AR 0.94 [0.81-1.08]). While there was no difference in complications between the RP and AP (OR 1.01 [0.92-1.12]), there were significantly more complications in AR compared to RP (OR 1.20 [1.10-1.31]). CONCLUSIONS More autonomy is granted for ACS cases compared to elective cases. While both decreased over time, the decrease is less for ACS cases. Resident autonomy does not negatively impact outcomes, even in emergent cases.
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- Alvand J Sehat
- Department of Surgery, Rutgers Health New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, Rutgers Health New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration, New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, Rutgers Health New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration, New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, Rutgers Health New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration, New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, Rutgers Health New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Veterans Administration, New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, New Jersey.
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Zhang Y, Kunnath N, Dimick JB, Scott JW, Ibrahim AM. Social Vulnerability and Emergency General Surgery among Medicare Beneficiaries. J Am Coll Surg 2023; 236:208-217. [PMID: 36519918 PMCID: PMC9764237 DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) was created to identify vulnerable populations after unexpected natural disasters, its ability to identify similar groups of patients undergoing unexpected emergency surgical procedures is unknown. We sought to examine the association between SVI and outcomes after emergency general surgery. STUDY DESIGN This study is a cross-sectional review of 887,193 Medicare beneficiaries who underwent 1 of 4 common emergency general surgery procedures (appendectomy, cholecystectomy, colectomy, and ventral hernia repair) performed in the urgent or emergent setting between 2014 and 2018. These data were merged with the SVI at the census-track level of residence. Risk-adjusted outcomes (30-day mortality, serious complications, readmission) were evaluated using a logistic regression model accounting for age, sex, comorbidity, year, procedure type, and hospital characteristics between high and low social vulnerability quintiles and within the 4 SVI subthemes (socioeconomic status; household composition and disability; minority status and language; and housing type and transportation). RESULTS Compared with beneficiaries with low social vulnerability, Medicare beneficiaries living in areas of high social vulnerability experienced higher rates of 30-day mortality (8.56% vs 8.08%; adjusted odds ratio 1.07; p < 0.001), serious complications (20.71% vs 18.40%; adjusted odds ratio 1.17; p < 0.001), and readmissions (16.09% vs 15.03%; adjusted odds ratio 1.08; p < 0.001). This pattern of differential outcomes was present in subgroup analysis of all 4 SVI subthemes but was greatest in the socioeconomic status and household composition and disability subthemes. CONCLUSIONS National efforts to support patients with high social vulnerability from natural disasters may be well aligned with efforts to identify communities that are particularly vulnerable to worse postoperative outcomes after emergency general surgery. Policies targeting structural barriers related to household composition and socioeconomic status may help alleviate these disparities.
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- Yuqi Zhang
- National Clinician Scholars Program at the Clinical Research Training Program, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
- Department of Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Bube SH, Brix R, Christensen MB, Thostrup M, Grimstrup S, Hansen RB, Dahl C, Konge L, Azawi N. Surgical experience is predictive for bladder tumour resection quality. Scand J Urol 2022; 56:391-396. [PMID: 36065477 DOI: 10.1080/21681805.2022.2119271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the resection quality of transurethral bladder tumour resection (TURBT) and the association to surgeon experience depending on the presence of detrusor muscle. METHODS A retrospective study on 640 TURBT procedures performed at Zealand University Hospital, Denmark, from 1 January 2015 - 31 December 2016. Data included patient characteristics, procedure type, surgeon category, supervisor presence, surgical report data, pathological data, complications data and recurrence data. Analysis was performed using simple and multiple logistic regression on the association between surgeon experience and the presence of detrusor muscle in resected tissue from TURBT. RESULTS Supervised junior residents had significant lower detrusor muscle presence (73%) compared with consultants (83%) (OR = 0.4, 95% CI = 0.21-0.83). Limitations were the retrospective design and the diversity of included TURBT. CONCLUSIONS It was found that surgical experience predicts detrusor muscle presence and supervised junior residents performing TURBT on patients resulted in less detrusor muscle than consultants.
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- Sarah H Bube
- Department of Urology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Urology, Herlev/Gentofte University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Department of Urology, Herlev/Gentofte University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Urology, Herlev/Gentofte University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Department of Urology, Capio Ramsay Santé, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Urology, Capio Ramsay Santé, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Department of Urology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Anyomih TTK, Jennings T, Mehta A, O'Neill JR, Panagiotopoulou I, Gourgiotis S, Tweedle E, Bennett J, Davies RJ, Simillis C. Systematic review and meta-analysis comparing perioperative outcomes of pediatric emergency appendicectomy performed by trainee vs trained surgeon. Pediatr Surg Int 2022; 38:1187-1196. [PMID: 35857086 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-022-05160-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Appendicectomy is a common pediatric surgical procedure performed by trainees and surgeons with varying reported outcomes. It is a benchmark procedure for trainee progression and training benefits should be weighed against patient safety and perioperative outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated any differential perioperative outcomes dependent on the grade of the operating surgeon. A systematic literature review and meta-analysis were performed comparing outcomes of pediatric appendicectomy performed by trainees versus trained surgeons. Of 2,086 articles screened, 5 retrospective non-randomized comparative studies reporting on 10,019 participants were analyzed. There was no difference in overall complications (OR 0.92; 95% CI 0.76, 1.12; P = 0.42), major complications [Clavien-Dindo (CD) III/IV] (OR 1.18; 95% CI 0.71, 1.97; P = 0.52), minor complications (CD I/II) (OR 1.13; 95% CI 0.57, 2.27; P = 0.72), post-op ileus (OR 0.74; 95% CI 0.10, 5.26; P = 0.76), wound infections (OR 0.87; 95% CI 0.62, 1.21; P = 0.41), abscess formation (OR 0.58; 95% CI 0.28, 1.22; P = 0.15), operation times [Mean Difference (MD) 2.31 min; 95% CI - 4.94, 9.56; P = 0.53] and reoperation rate (OR 1.22; 95% CI 0.23, 6.42; P = 0.81). Trainees had fewer conversions to open appendicectomy (OR 0.14; 95% CI 0.02, 0.88; P = 0.04). Appendicectomy performed on pediatric patients by trainees did not compromise patient safety. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
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- Theophilus T K Anyomih
- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.
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Surgical Registrars as Primary Operators Have Acceptable Outcomes for Trauma Laparotomy. TRAUMA CARE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/traumacare2020017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: The literature has suggested that acceptable outcomes in elective general surgery can be achieved with registrars operating but is less clear with trauma surgery. Methods: This was a retrospective study of all laparotomies performed for adult trauma between 2012 and 2020 at a Level 1 Trauma Centre in New Zealand to identify potential differences in clinical outcomes between primary operators. The primary operator of each operation was identified, along with the presence or absence of a consultant and the clinical outcome. Results: During the 9-year study period, a total of 204 trauma laparotomies were performed at Waikato Hospital. The groups of the primary operators were: a registrar with a consultant present (27%), a registrar without a consultant present (22%), a registrar assisting a consultant (48%), and a consultant who operated without a registrar (3%). Direct comparison was made between the three groups where registrars were involved in the laparotomy. There was no significant difference in the clinical outcomes, whether a consultant was present or not. Conclusions: Surgical registrars have acceptable outcomes for trauma laparotomy in the appropriate patients. A consultant surgeon should still operate on patients with more significant physiological derangements.
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Toale C, Morris M, Kavanagh DO. Training to proficiency in surgery using simulation: is there a moral obligation? JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS 2022; 49:medethics-2021-107678. [PMID: 34992083 DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2021-107678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A deontological approach to surgical ethics advocates that patients have the right to receive the best care that can be provided. The 'learning curve' in surgical skill is an observable and measurable phenomenon. Surgical training may therefore carry risk to patients. This can occur directly, through inadvertent harm, or indirectly through theatre inefficiency and associated costs. Trainee surgeon operating, however, is necessary from a utilitarian perspective, with potential risk balanced by the greater societal need to train future independent surgeons.New technology means that the surgical learning curve could take place, at least in part, outside of the operating theatre. Simulation-based deliberate practice could be used to obtain a predetermined level of proficiency in a safe environment, followed by simulation-based assessment of operative competence. Such an approach would require an overhaul of the current training paradigm and significant investment in simulator technology. This may increasingly be viewed as necessary in light of well-discussed pressures on surgical trainees and trainers.This article discusses the obligations to trainees, trainers and training bodies raised by simulation technology, and outlines the current arguments both against and in favour of a simulation-based training-to-proficiency model in surgery. The significant changes to the current training paradigm that would be required to implement such a model are also discussed.
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- Conor Toale
- Department of Surgical Affairs, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgical Affairs, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Surgical Affairs, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Pohl L, Naidoo M, Rickard J, Abahuje E, Kariem N, Engelbrecht S, Kloppers C, Sibomana I, Chu K. Surgical Trainee Supervision During Non-Trauma Emergency Laparotomy in Rwanda and South Africa. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION 2021; 78:1985-1992. [PMID: 34183277 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The primary objective was to describe the level of surgical trainee autonomy during non-trauma emergency laparotomy (NTEL) operations in Rwanda and South Africa. The secondary objective was to identify potential associations between trainee autonomy, and patient mortality and reoperation. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This was a prospective, observational study of NTEL operations at 3 teaching hospitals in South Africa and Rwanda over a 1-year period from September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2018. The study included 543 NTEL operations performed by the acute care and general surgery services on adults over the age of 18 years. RESULTS Surgical trainees led 3-quarters of NTEL operations and, of these, 72% were performed autonomously in Rwanda and South Africa. Notably, trainee autonomy was not significantly associated with reoperation or mortality. CONCLUSIONS Trainees were able to gain autonomous surgical experience without impacting mortality or reoperation outcomes, while still providing surgical support in a high-demand setting.
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- Linda Pohl
- Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Centre for Global Surgery, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Surgery, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda; Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda; Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Surgery, New Somerset Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
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- Centre for Global Surgery, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Kunac A, Oliver JB, McFarlane JL, Anjaria DJ. General Surgical Resident Operative Autonomy vs Patient Outcomes: Are we Compromising Training without Net Benefit to Hospitals or Patients? JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION 2021; 78:e174-e182. [PMID: 34702689 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Resident operative autonomy has been steadily declining. The reasons are multifactorial and include concerns related to patient safety and operating room efficiency. Simultaneously, faculty have expressed that residents are less prepared for independent practice. We sought to understand the effect of decreasing resident autonomy on patient outcomes and operative duration. DESIGN Retrospective study utilizing the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) database. SETTING Operative cases within the VASQIP database from July 1, 2004-September 30, 2019 were analyzed. PARTICIPANTS All adult patients who underwent a surgical procedure from July 1, 2004 to September 30, 2019 were analyzed. The subpopulation of patients that underwent a surgical procedure in General Surgery or Peripheral Vascular Surgery were identified based on the code of the specialty surgeon. Within these subgroups, the most frequent cases by current procedural terminology (CPT) code were selected for study inclusion. The principle CPT code of all cases was further coded by level of supervision: attending primary surgeon (AP); attending and resident (AR), or resident primary with the attending supervising but not scrubbed (RP). Baseline demographics, operative variables, and outcomes were compared between groups. RESULTS The VASQIP database included 698,391 total general/vascular surgery cases. 38,483 (6%) of them were RP cases. Analysis revealed that the top 5 RP cases account for 73% of total RP volume-these include: 1) Hernias (55% total; 33% open inguinal, 13% umbilical, 5% open ventral/incisional, and 4% laparoscopic) 2) cholecystectomy (18%), 3) Amputations (17% total; 10% above knee, 7% below knee), 4) Appendectomy (7%) and 5) Open colectomy (3%). The percentage of cases at teaching hospitals that were RP cases significantly decreased from 15% in 2004 to 5% in 2019 (p < 0.001). RP cases were generally sicker as demonstrated by higher ASA classifications and more likely to be emergent cases. Operative times were also increased with resident involvement, but RP cases were faster than AR cases on average. After adjusting for baseline demographics, case type, and year of procedure, mortality was no different between groups. Complications were higher in the AR group but not in the RP group. CONCLUSIONS The rate of resident autonomy in routine general surgery cases has decreased by two-thirds over the 15-year study period. Cases performed by residents without an attending surgeon scrubbed were performed faster than cases performed by a resident and attending together and there was no increase in patient morbidity or mortality when residents performed cases independently. The erosion of resident autonomy is not justified based upon operative time or patient outcomes. Efforts to increase surgical resident operative autonomy are needed.
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- Anastasia Kunac
- Department of Surgery, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
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- Department of Surgery, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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- Department of Surgery, VA New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange, New Jersey; Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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Johnson BL, Barton GW, Zhu H, Barclay C, Lopez ME, Mazziotti MV. Quantifying the effect of resident education on outcomes in pediatric appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg 2021; 56:269-273. [PMID: 33010886 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Surgical residents are involved in the care of patients in a climate where quality of care is an important outcome measure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of resident involvement on appendectomy outcomes. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed appendectomies, ages 0-18, from January 2016 to December 2018. Operative time, operative charges, and postoperative outcomes were evaluated for cases with and without a resident. Data were analyzed using Wilcoxon rank and Fisher's exact tests. RESULTS Of 1842 appendectomies (1267 resident present and 575 no resident present), there was no difference in postoperative stay, abscess formation, readmission, or emergency room visits for simple or complex appendicitis. Operative time was significantly longer for cases of simple appendicitis by 10 min (p = <0.0001) and charges significantly higher by $600 (p = <0.0001) when a resident was involved in the case. These differences held true for complex appendicitis (time longer by 9 min, p = <0.0001 and charges higher by $500, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION Resident involvement results in an increase in operative time and charges, with no difference in length of stay or complications. These results highlight the cost of resident involvement, without an increase in complications experienced by patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III evidence.
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- Brittany L Johnson
- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Outcomes and Impact Services, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Outcomes and Impact Services, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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Ussia A, Vaccari S, Gallo G, Grossi U, Ussia R, Sartarelli L, Minghetti M, Lauro A, Barbieri P, Di Saverio S, Cervellera M, Tonini V. Laparoscopic appendectomy as an index procedure for surgical trainees: clinical outcomes and learning curve. Updates Surg 2021; 73:187-195. [PMID: 33398773 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-020-00950-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Surgical training is essential to maintain safety standards in healthcare. The aim of this study is to evaluate learning curves and short-term postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) performed by trainees (TRN) and attendings (ATT). The present study included the medical records of patients with acute appendicitis who underwent a fully LA in our department between January 2013 and December 2018. Cases were divided into trainees (TRN and ATT groups based on the experience of the operating surgeon. The primary outcome measures were 30-day morbidity and mortality. Preoperative patients' clinical characteristics, intraoperative findings, operative times, and postoperative hospitalization were compared. Operative times were used to extrapolate learning curves and evaluate the effects of changes in faculty using CUSUM charts. A propensity score matching analysis was performed to reduce differences between cohorts regarding both preoperative characteristics and intraoperative findings. A total of 1173 patients undergoing LA for acute appendicitis were included, of whom 521 (45%) in the TRN group and 652 (55%) in the ATT group. No significant differences were found between the two groups in terms of complication rates, operative times and length of hospital stay. However, CUSUM chart analysis showed decreased operating times in the TRN group. Operative times improved more quickly for advanced cases. The results of this study indicate that LA can be performed by trainees without detrimental effects on clinical outcomes, procedural safety, and operative times. However, the learning curve is longer than previously acknowledged.
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- Alessandro Ussia
- Emergency Surgery Department, St. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, La Sapienza University Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Catanzaro, Italy.
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- IV Surgery Unit, Tertiary Referral Pelvic Floor Center, Treviso Regional Hospital, DISCOG, University of Padua, Treviso, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery Department, St. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery Department, St. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery Department, St. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Center for Health Economics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Insubria, University Hospital of Varese, ASST Sette Laghi, Regione Lombardia, Varese, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery Department, St. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery Department, St. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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Bohnen JD, Chang DC, George BC. Operating Room Times For Teaching and Nonteaching Cases are Converging: Less Time for Learning? JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION 2021; 78:148-159. [PMID: 32747319 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare differences in operating room (OR) times between teaching and nonteaching cases across calendar years. We hypothesize that time devoted to intraoperative resident education is decreasing, therefore, OR times for teaching and nonteaching cases will be converging. BACKGROUND Teaching cases take longer than similar nonteaching cases, in part due to intraoperative resident education. Pressures to improve OR efficiency and patient safety may threaten resident education and leave less time for intraoperative learning; however, the magnitude of impact is unknown. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) deidentified national databases from 2006 to 2012, queried for 30 most common General surgery procedures and case teaching status (i.e., teaching vs. nonteaching cases). DESIGN The NSQIP database was retrospectively reviewed to identify the 30 most common General Surgery procedures. Teaching cases included all operations in which a resident participated. Multivariable regression analyses were constructed to determine the impact of resident involvement on OR times, controlling for year, resident participation, procedure, and patient demographics and comorbidities. Difference-in-difference analysis was performed to assess OR time differences between teaching and nonteaching cases across calendar years and within subpopulations. RESULTS A total of 693,223 cases met inclusion criteria. Average overall OR times were 98.89 minutes (teaching) vs. 74.22 minutes (nonteaching), with a difference of 24.67 minutes (95% confidence interval [CI] 24.34-24.99 minutes, p < 0.001). In multivariable analyses, the difference between teaching and nonteaching cases was 21.94 minutes (95% CI = 21.11-22.76) in 2006 and 13.95 minutes (95% CI = 10.62-17.28) in 2012, with a difference-in-difference of 7.99 minutes per case. A similar trend was observed across individual PGYs and several individual procedures. CONCLUSIONS OR times for teaching and nonteaching cases converged by approximately 8 minutes per general surgery procedure during the 7-year study period, representing a 36% reduction in the difference between groups. We must seek to better understand the source of this convergence, and in doing so ensure to preserve and enhance the intraoperative learning experience of surgical trainees.
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- Jordan D Bohnen
- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Koike D, Nomura Y, Nagai M, Matsunaga T, Yasuda A. Bundle interventions including nontechnical skills for surgeons can reduce operative time and improve patient safety. Int J Qual Health Care 2020; 32:522-530. [PMID: 32648898 PMCID: PMC7654384 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaa074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine if introducing nontechnical skills to surgical trainees during surgical education can reduce the operation time and contribute to patient safety. DESIGN Quality improvement initiatives using the KAIZEN as a problem-solving method. SETTING Department of surgery in a referral and educational hospital. PARTICIPANTS Surgical team and quality management team. INTERVENTION The KAIZEN was used as a problem-solving method between 2015 and 2018 to reduce the operation time. First, baseline measurement was performed to understand the current situations in our department. To achieve continuous improvement, periodical feedback of the current status was obtained from all staff. Bundles, including nontechnical skills, were established. Briefing and debriefing were performed by the surgical team. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Excessively long operation rates with a standard procedure. RESULTS We included 1573 operations in this initiative. Excessively long operation rates were reduced in all types of surgeries, from 27.1% to 15.2% for herniorrhaphy (P = 0.005), 58.3-40.0% for gastrectomy (P = 0.03), 50.0-4.1% for total gastrectomy (P = 0.12), 65.6-45.0% for colectomy (P = 0.004), 67.8-43.2% for high anterior resection (P = 0.02) and 69.6-47.9% for low anterior resection (P = 0.03). The adherence to briefing and debriefing were improved, and majority of the surgeons favored the bundle elements. CONCLUSIONS The KAIZEN initiative was effective in clinical healthcare settings. In the event of scaling-up this initiative, the educational program for physicians should include project management strategies and leadership skills.
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- Daisuke Koike
- Department of Surgery, Asahi General Hospital, 1326, I, Asahi, Chiba 289-2511, Japan
- Total Quality Management Center, Asahi General Hospital, 1326, I, Asahi, Chiba 289-2511, Japan
- Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
- ASUISHI Project, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Asahi General Hospital, 1326, I, Asahi, Chiba 289-2511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Asahi General Hospital, 1326, I, Asahi, Chiba 289-2511, Japan
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- Total Quality Management Center, Asahi General Hospital, 1326, I, Asahi, Chiba 289-2511, Japan
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- Department of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Fujita Health University, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
- ASUISHI Project, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Smith BC, Morrison CP, Pauls RN. Complications and Month of Surgery: Does Scheduling Make a Difference? J Gynecol Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1089/gyn.2020.0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Benjamin C. Smith
- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, TriHealth, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, TriHealth, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, TriHealth, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Dreifuss NH, Schlottmann F, Bun ME, Rotholtz NA. Emergent laparoscopic sigmoid resection for perforated diverticulitis: can it be safely performed by residents? Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:952-958. [PMID: 31955484 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIM Outcomes after resident involvement in emergent colectomies have rarely been studied. The aim of this study was to analyse the outcomes of laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for Hinchey III diverticulitis performed by residents. METHOD This study was a retrospective analysis of patients undergoing laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for diverticulitis. The sample was divided into two groups: patients operated on by a supervised resident (SR) or a senior surgeon (SS). Supervising surgeons and SSs could be general surgeons (GSs) or colorectal surgeons (CSs). A SR was considered the first surgeon if he/she completed at least three of five defined steps of the procedure. The primary end-points included length of hospital stay (LOS), morbidity and 30-day mortality. A sub-analysis of patients operated on by a SR assisted by either a CS or GS was performed. RESULTS Supervised residents and SSs operated on 59 and 42 patients, respectively. The presence of a CS was more frequent in the SS group (SR 41% vs SS 81%, P < 0.001). LOS (SR 9.4 days vs SS 6.4 days, P = 0.04) was higher in the SR group. Overall morbidity (SR 39% vs SS 43%, P = 0.69) and 30-day mortality (SR 5% vs SS 5%, P = 0.94) were also comparable among the groups. Procedures performed by SRs and supervised by a CS were associated with lower morbidity (GS 48% vs CS 25%, P = 0.06) and mortality (GS 8% vs CS 0%, P = 0.26). CONCLUSION Laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for Hinchey III diverticulitis has comparable outcomes when performed by a supervised SR or a SS. Procedures performed by residents assisted by a CS seem to have better outcomes than those assisted by a GS.
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- N H Dreifuss
- Department of Surgery, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Division of Colorectal Surgery, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Division of Colorectal Surgery, Hospital Alemán of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Boyd-Carson H, Doleman B, Lockwood S, Williams JP, Tierney GM, Lund JN. Trainee-led emergency laparotomy operating. Br J Surg 2020; 107:1289-1298. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Background
To achieve completion of training in general surgery, trainees are required to demonstrate competency in common procedures performed at emergency laparotomy. The aim of this study was to describe the patterns of trainee-led emergency laparotomy operating and the association between postoperative outcomes.
Methods
Data on all patients who had an emergency laparotomy between December 2013 and November 2017 were extracted from the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit database. Patients were grouped by grade of operating surgeon: trainee (specialty registrar) or consultant (including post-Certificate of Completion of Training fellows). Trends in trainee operating by deanery, hospital size and time of day of surgery were investigated. Univariable and adjusted regression analyses were performed for the outcomes 90-day mortality and return to theatre, with analysis of patients in operative subgroups segmental colectomy, Hartmann's procedure, adhesiolysis and repair of perforated peptic ulcer disease.
Results
The study cohort included 87 367 patients. The 90-day mortality rate was 15·1 per cent in the consultant group compared with 11·0 per cent in the trainee group. There were no increased odds of death by 90 days or of return to theatre across any of the operative groups when the operation was performed with a trainee listed as the most senior surgeon in theatre. Trainees were more likely to operate independently in high-volume centres (highest- versus lowest-volume centres: odds ratio (OR) 2·11, 95 per cent c.i. 1·91 to 2·33) and at night (00.00 to 07.59 versus 08.00 to 11.59 hours; OR 3·20, 2·95 to 3·48).
Conclusion
There is significant variation in trainee-led operating in emergency laparotomy by geographical area, hospital size and by time of day. However, this does not appear to influence mortality or return to theatre.
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- H Boyd-Carson
- Division of General Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby, UK
- National Emergency Laparotomy Audit Project Team, Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK
- Department of Surgery, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of General Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby, UK
- Department of Surgery, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- National Emergency Laparotomy Audit Project Team, Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK
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- Division of General Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby, UK
- Department of Surgery, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of General Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby, UK
- National Emergency Laparotomy Audit Project Team, Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK
- Department of Surgery, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of General Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby, UK
- Department of Surgery, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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McLean RC, Brown LR, Baldock TE, O'Loughlin P, McCallum IJ. Evaluating outcomes following emergency laparotomy in the North of England and the impact of the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit - A retrospective cohort study. Int J Surg 2020; 77:154-162. [PMID: 32234579 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.03.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Emergency laparotomy is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Current trends suggest improvements have been made in recent years, with increased survival and shorter lengths of stay in hospital. The National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) has evaluated participating hospitals in England and Wales and their individual outcomes since 2013. This study aims to establish temporal trends for patients undergoing emergency laparotomy and evaluate the influence of NELA. METHODS Data for emergency laparotomies admitted to NHS hospitals in the Northern Deanery between 2001 and 2016 were collected, including demographics, co-morbidities, diagnoses, operations undertaken and outcomes. The primary outcome of interest was in-hospital death within 30 days of admission. Cox-regression analysis was undertaken with adjustment for covariates. RESULTS There were 2828 in-hospital deaths from 24,291 laparotomies within 30 days of admission (11.6%). Overall 30-day mortality significantly reduced during the 15-year period studied from 16.3% (2001-04), to 8.1% during 2013-16 (p < 0.001). After multivariate adjustment, laparotomies undertaken in more recent years were associated with a lower mortality risk compared to earlier years (2013-16: HR 0.73, p < 0.001). There was a significant improvement in 30-day postoperative mortality year-on-year during the NELA period (from 9.1 to 7.1%, p = 0.039). However, there was no difference in postoperative mortality for patients who underwent laparotomy during NELA (2013-16) compared with the preceding three years (both 8.1%, p = 0.526). DISCUSSION 30 day postoperative mortality for emergency laparotomy has improved over the past 15-years, with significantly reduced mortality risk in recent years. However, it is unclear if NELA has yet had a measurable effect on 30-day post-operative mortality.
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- Ross C McLean
- Department of General Surgery, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Gateshead, NE9 6SX, UK.
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- Health Education England North East, Waterfront 4, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8NY, UK
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- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 6HX, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Gateshead, NE9 6SX, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Northumbria Health NHS Foundation Trust, North Tyneside Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, NE29 8NH, UK
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Prasad P, Navidi M, Immanuel A, Griffin Obe SM, Phillips AW. Impact of trainee involvement in esophagectomy on clinical outcomes: a narrative systematic review of the literature. Dis Esophagus 2019; 32:1-8. [PMID: 31398254 DOI: 10.1093/dote/doz063] [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: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Changes in the structure of surgical training have affected trainees' operative experience. Performing an esophagectomy is being increasingly viewed as a complex technical skill attained after completion of the routine training pathway. This systematic review aimed to identify all studies analyzing the impact of trainee involvement in esophagectomy on clinical outcomes. A search of the major reference databases (Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE) was performed with no time limits up to the date of the search (November 2017). Results were screened in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, and study quality assessed using the MINORS (Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies) criteria. Four studies that included a total of 42 trainees and 16 consultants were identified, which assessed trainee involvement in open esophagogastric resectional surgery. A total of 1109 patients underwent upper gastrointestinal procedures, of whom 904 patients underwent an esophagectomy. Preoperative characteristics, histology, neoadjuvant treatment, and overall length of hospital stay were comparable between groups. One study found higher rates of anastomotic leaks in procedures primarily performed by trainees as compared to consultants (P < 0.01)-this did not affect overall morbidity or survival; however, overall anastomotic leak rates from the published data were 10.4% (trainee) versus 6.3% (trainer) (P = 0.10). A meta-analysis could not be performed due to the heterogeneity of data. The median MINORS score for the included studies was 13 (range 11-15). This study demonstrates that training can be achieved with excellent results in high-volume centers. This has important implications on the consent process and training delivered, as patients wish to be aware of the risks involved with surgery and can be reassured that appropriately supervised trainee involvement will not adversely affect outcomes.
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- P Prasad
- Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,School of Medical Education, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Navidi M, Madhavan A, Griffin SM, Prasad P, Immanuel A, Hayes N, Phillips AW. Trainee performance in radical gastrectomy and its effect on outcomes. BJS Open 2019; 4:86-90. [PMID: 32011816 PMCID: PMC6996638 DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.50219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background This study aimed to determine whether trainee involvement in D2 gastrectomies was associated with adverse outcomes. Methods Data from a prospectively created database of consecutive patients undergoing open D2 total (TG) or subtotal (STG) gastrectomy with curative intent between January 2009 and January 2014 were reviewed. Short‐ and long‐term clinical outcomes were compared in patients operated on by consultants and those treated by trainees under consultant supervision. Results A total of 272 D2 open gastrectomies were performed, 123 (45·2 per cent) by trainees. There was no significant difference between consultants and trainees in median duration of surgery (TG: 240 (range 102–505) versus 240 (170–375) min respectively, P = 0·452; STG: 225 (150–580) versus 212 (125–380) min, P = 0·192), number of resected nodes (TG: 30 (13–101) versus 30 (11–102), P = 0·681; STG: 26 (5–103) versus 25 (1–63), P = 0·171), length of hospital stay (TG: 15 (7–78) versus 15 (8–65) days, P = 0·981; STG: 10 (6–197) versus 14 (7–85) days, P = 0·242), overall morbidity (TG: 44 versus 49 per cent, P = 0·314; STG: 34 versus 25 per cent, P = 0·113) or mortality (TG: 4 versus 2 per cent; P = 0·293). No difference in predicted 5‐year overall survival was noted between the two cohorts (TG: 68 per cent for consultants versus 77 per cent for trainees, P = 0·254; STG: 70 versus 75 per cent respectively, P = 0·512). The trainee cohort had lower median blood loss for both TG (360 (range 90–1200) ml versus 600 (70–2350) ml for consultants; P = 0·042) and STG (235 (50–1000) versus 360 (50–3000) ml respectively; P = 0·053). Conclusion Clinical outcomes were not compromised by supervised trainee involvement in D2 open gastrectomy.
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- M Navidi
- Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
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- Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
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- Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
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- Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
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- Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
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- Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
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- Northern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Longer-term Outcomes Among Emergency General Surgery Patients: The Unique Experience of Universally Insured Older Adults. Ann Surg 2019; 268:968-979. [PMID: 28742704 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether racial/ethnic disparities in 30/90/180-day mortality, major morbidity, and unplanned readmissions exist among universally insured older adult (≥65 years) emergency general surgery patients; vary by diagnostic category; and can be explained by variations in geography, teaching status, age-cohort, and a hospital's percentage of minority patients. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA As the US population ages and discussions surrounding the optimal method of insurance provision increasingly enter into national debate, longer-term outcomes are of paramount concern. It remains unclear the extent to which insurance changes disparities throughout patients' postacute recovery period among older adults. METHODS Survival analysis of 2008 to 2014 Medicare data using risk-adjusted Cox proportional-hazards models. RESULTS A total of 6,779,649 older adults were included, of whom 82.8% identified as non-Hispanic white (NHW), 9.2% non-Hispanic black (NHB), 5.6% Hispanic, and 1.5% non-Hispanic Asian (NHA). Relative to NHW patients, each group of minority patients was significantly less likely to die [30-day NHB vs NHW hazard ratio (95% confidence interval): 0.88 (0.86-0.89)]. Differences became less apparent as outcomes approached 180 days [180-day NHB vs NHW: 1.00 (0.98-1.02)]. For major morbidity and unplanned readmission, differences among NHW, Hispanic, and NHA patients were comparable. NHB patients did consistently worse. Efforts to explain the occurrence found similar trends across diagnostic categories, but significant differences in disparities attributable to geography and the other included factors that combined accounted for up to 50% of readmission differences between racial/ethnic groups. CONCLUSION The study found an inversion of racial/ethnic mortality differences and mitigation of non-NHB morbidity/readmission differences among universally insured older adults that decreased with time. Persistent disparities among nonagenarian patients and hospitals managing a regionally large share of minority patients warrant particular concern.
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Cognitive load and performance in immersive virtual reality versus conventional virtual reality simulation training of laparoscopic surgery: a randomized trial. Surg Endosc 2019; 34:1244-1252. [PMID: 31172325 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-019-06887-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Virtual reality simulators combined with head-mounted displays enable highly immersive virtual reality (VR) for surgical skills training, potentially bridging the gap between the simulation environment and real-life operating room conditions. However, the increased complexity of the learning situation in immersive VR could potentially induce high cognitive load thereby inhibiting performance and learning. This study aims to compare cognitive load and performance in immersive VR and conventional VR simulation training. METHODS A randomized controlled trial of residents (n = 31) performing laparoscopic salpingectomies with an ectopic pregnancy in either immersive VR or conventional VR simulation. Cognitive load was estimated by secondary-task reaction time at baseline, and during nonstressor and stressor phases of the procedure. Simulator metrics were used to evaluate performance. RESULTS Cognitive load was increased by 66% and 58% during immersive VR and conventional VR simulation, respectively (p < 0.001), compared to baseline. A light stressor induced a further increase in cognitive load by 15.2% and a severe stressor by 43.1% in the immersive VR group compared to 23% (severe stressor) in the conventional VR group. Immersive VR also caused a significantly worse performance on most simulator metrics. CONCLUSION Immersive VR simulation training induces a higher cognitive load and results in a poorer performance than conventional VR simulation training in laparoscopy. High extraneous load and element interactivity in the immersive VR are suggested as mechanisms explaining this finding. However, immersive VR offers some potential advantages over conventional VR such as more real-life conditions but we only recommend introducing immersive VR in surgical skills training after initial training in conventional VR.
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Patient outcomes following carotid endarterectomy are not adversely affected by surgical trainees' operative involvement: A retrospective cohort study. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2019; 39:1-4. [PMID: 30733862 PMCID: PMC6357689 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2018] [Revised: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Surgical training is an increasingly controversial topic. Concerns have been raised about both training opportunities becoming scarcer and poorer outcomes in operations led by surgical trainees; despite the evidence base for this being mixed. This retrospective cohort study aims to compare outcomes following carotid endarterectomy in patients who were operated on by a surgical trainee to those operated on by consultants. Materials and methods Consecutive patients, who underwent carotid endarterectomy between 01/06/2012 and 1/12/2016, were entered into a prospectively maintained database. Patients were grouped according to whether a consultant or trainee vascular surgeon was the lead operating surgeon. Outcomes were 30-day mortality, 30-day stroke rate, operation time and complication rate. Results One-hundred-and-twenty-one patients, with a mean age of 70.3 years, underwent carotid endarterectomy over a 4.5-year period. They were classified by the grade of the lead operating surgeon: consultant (n = 74) or registrar (n = 47). The median operative time was 117 min for consultants and 115 min for registrars with no significant difference between the two groups (p = 0.78). Three patients died in the post-op period, 2 secondary to post-operative stroke and a further 5 had nonfatal strokes. Grade of surgeon was also found to have no impact on 30- day mortality (p = 0.99) or stroke rate (p = 0.99). Sixty-six patients experienced post-operative complications, of varying severity, but no significant difference (p = 0.66) was found in incidence between trainee (57%) and consultant (53%) groups. Conclusion Trainee involvement in carotid endarterectomy, with consultant supervision, leads to equivalent outcomes and represents a safe and useful training opportunity. There is a paucity of contemporary research assessing the safety of trainee involvement in carotid endarterectomy. Complication rates were higher for trainees but major complications were more common with consultant led operations. 30-day mortality is slightly higher in patients operated on by a consultant but not significantly so. Carotid endarterectomy can represent a safe and useful training opportunity for an appropriately supervised trainee.
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Vasella F, Velz J, Neidert MC, Henzi S, Sarnthein J, Krayenbühl N, Bozinov O, Regli L, Stienen MN. Safety of resident training in the microsurgical resection of intracranial tumors: Data from a prospective registry of complications and outcome. Sci Rep 2019; 9:954. [PMID: 30700746 PMCID: PMC6353994 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37533-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to assess the safety of microsurgical resection of intracranial tumors performed by supervised neurosurgical residents. We analyzed prospectively collected data from our institutional patient registry and dichotomized between procedures performed by supervised neurosurgery residents (defined as teaching procedures) or board-certified faculty neurosurgeons (defined as non-teaching procedures). The primary endpoint was morbidity at discharge, defined as a postoperative decrease of ≥10 points on the Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS). Secondary endpoints included 3-month (M3) morbidity, mortality, the in-hospital complication rate, and complication type and severity. Of 1,446 consecutive procedures, 221 (15.3%) were teaching procedures. Patients in the teaching group were as likely as patients in the non-teaching group to experience discharge morbidity in both uni- (OR 0.85, 95%CI 0.60-1.22, p = 0.391) and multivariate analysis (adjusted OR 1.08, 95%CI 0.74-1.58, p = 0.680). The results were consistent at time of the M3 follow-up and in subgroup analyses. In-hospital mortality was equally low (0.24 vs. 0%, p = 0.461) and the likelihood (p = 0.499), type (p = 0.581) and severity of complications (p = 0.373) were similar. These results suggest that microsurgical resection of carefully selected intracranial tumors can be performed safely by supervised neurosurgical residents without increasing the risk of morbidity, mortality or perioperative complications. Appropriate allocation of operations according to case complexity and the resident's experience level, however, appears essential.
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- Flavio Vasella
- University Hospital Zurich, Department of Neurosurgery, Zurich, Switzerland
- Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Department of Neurosurgery, Zurich, Switzerland
- Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Department of Neurosurgery, Zurich, Switzerland
- Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Department of Neurosurgery, Zurich, Switzerland
- Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Department of Neurosurgery, Zurich, Switzerland
- Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Department of Neurosurgery, Zurich, Switzerland
- Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Department of Neurosurgery, Zurich, Switzerland
- Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Department of Neurosurgery, Zurich, Switzerland
- Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Zurich, Department of Neurosurgery, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Clinical Neuroscience Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Simulators in the training of surgeons: is it worth the investment in money and time? 2018 Jules Gonin lecture of the Retina Research Foundation. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019; 257:877-881. [PMID: 30648208 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-019-04244-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 12/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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This paper describes transfer of skills obtained from training with the EyeSI virtual reality simulator of ophthalmic surgery to real-life surgical performance. Skills in real-life phacoemulsification surgery were assessed by systematic blinded evaluation of surgical videos based on the OSACCS system. Nineteen Danish cataract surgeons with varying clinical experience levels had their cataract surgery skills evaluated before and after completing a standardized mastery learning program on the EyeSI. It was found that transfer of skills could be demonstrated only for surgeons with a real-life experience of less than 75 completed, independent cases. We could not demonstrate transfer of skills from the EyeSI cataract module to the EyeSI vitreoretinal module, so each subspecialty seems to require specific training. Finally, the discriminative power of EyeSI simulation between emerging surgeons and experts was found to reside only in the first training sessions. The EyeSI simulator in its current state of development, and our implementation of it, seems to require further development before it can be used as a tool to select residents for surgical training and to re-certify more senior surgeons.
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Arambula A, Bonnet K, Schlundt DG, Langerman A. Patient opinions regarding surgeon presence, trainee participation, and overlapping surgery. Laryngoscope 2018; 129:1337-1346. [DOI: 10.1002/lary.27541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Alexandra Arambula
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville Tennessee U.S.A
- Center for Biomedical Ethics and SocietyVanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville Tennessee U.S.A
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- Department of PsychologyVanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee U.S.A
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- Department of PsychologyVanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee U.S.A
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- Department of OtolaryngologyVanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville Tennessee U.S.A
- Center for Biomedical Ethics and SocietyVanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville Tennessee U.S.A
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Acheampong DO, Paul P, Guerrier S, Boateng P, Leitman IM. Effect of Resident Involvement on Morbidity and Mortality Following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION 2018; 75:1575-1582. [PMID: 29709469 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2018.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of resident involvement in thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Although the influence of resident intraoperative involvement in several types of surgical procedures has been reported, the effect of resident participation in TEVAR is unknown. We evaluated patient outcomes in resident-involved TEVAR procedures. METHODS The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database was analyzed for TEVAR performed from 2010 to 2012. Current procedural terminology codes were used to identify adult patients (≥18 y) who underwent TEVAR. Patients were grouped into those with and without resident involvement. Descriptive and binomial logistic statistics were used to determine the effect of resident involvement on post-TEVAR outcomes. p values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. RESULTS A total of 676 patients met inclusion criteria for this study. Of these, 517 (76.5%) had residents involved. Overall mortality was 9.8%, with no significant difference between the 2 groups (p = 0.88). Resident involvement was not a significant predictor of any post-TEVAR complication. Postoperative pneumonia (3.5% vs 6.9%, p = 0.06), prolonged mechanical ventilation (11.8% vs 11.9%, p = 0.96), stroke (2.7% vs 5.7%, p = 0.07), urinary tract infection (3.3% vs 4.4%, p = 0.50), progressive renal insufficiency (1.2% vs 2.5%, p = 0.22), acute renal failure (4.1% vs 5.0%, p = 0.60), cardiac arrest (2.9% vs 5.0%, p = 0.20), myocardial infarction (1.7% vs 1.9%, p = 0.91), deep venous thrombosis (1.7% vs 1.3%, p = 0.67), red blood cells transfusions (29.2% vs 36.5%, p = 0.08), sepsis (2.9% vs 4.4%, p = 0.35), septic shock (1.9% vs 3.8%, p = 0.18), and unplanned reintubation (8.7% vs 9.4%, p = 0.78) were not significantly affected. Additionally, resident involvement did not significantly affect operative time (176.1 ± 122.8 min vs 180.3 ± 119.1 min, p = 0.71) and anesthesia time (282.1 ± 146.6 min vs 278.3 ± 140.5 min, p = 0.78). CONCLUSIONS The participation of residents in TEVAR did not significantly affect all 30-day patient outcomes. Resident involvement in TEVAR is safe and should be encouraged. MINI ABSTRACT This study evaluated the effect of resident participation on postoperative outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement (ACS-NSQIP) database. Results showed that resident involvement in TEVAR does not negatively affect patient outcomes.
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- Derrick O Acheampong
- Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
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Groves DK, Altieri MS, Sullivan B, Yang J, Talamini MA, Pryor AD. The Presence of an Advanced Gastrointestinal (GI)/Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Fellowship Program Does Not Impact Short-Term Patient Outcomes Following Fundoplication or Esophagomyotomy. J Gastrointest Surg 2018; 22:1870-1880. [PMID: 29980972 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-018-3704-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The current surgical landscape reflects a continual trend towards sub-specialization, evidenced by an increasing number of US surgeons who pursue fellowship training after residency. Despite this growing trend, however, the effect of advanced gastrointestinal (GI)/minimally invasive surgery (MIS) fellowship programs on patient outcomes following foregut/esophageal operations remains unclear. This study looks at two representative foregut surgeries (laparoscopic fundoplication and esophagomyotomy) performed in New York State (NYS), comparing hospitals which do and do not possess a GI/MIS fellowship program, to examine the effect of such a program on perioperative outcomes. We also aimed to identify any patient or hospital factors which might influence perioperative outcomes. METHODS The SPARCS database was examined for all patients who underwent a foregut procedure (specifically, either an esophagomyotomy or a laparoscopic fundoplication) between 2012 and 2014. We compared the following outcomes between institutions with and without a GI/MIS fellowship program: 30-day readmission, hospital length of stay (LOS), and development of any major complication. RESULTS There were 3175 foregut procedures recorded from 2012 to 2014. Just below one third (n = 1041; 32.8%) were performed in hospitals possessing a GI/MIS fellowship program. Among our entire included study population, 154 patients (4.85%) had a single 30-day readmission, with no observed difference in readmission between hospitals with and without a GI/MIS fellowship program, even after controlling for potential confounding factors (p = 0.6406 and p = 0.2511, respectively). Additionally, when controlling for potential confounders, the presence/absence of a GI/MIS fellowship program was found to have no association with risk of having a major complication (p = 0.1163) or LOS (p = 0.7562). Our study revealed that postoperative outcomes were significantly influenced by patient race and payment method. Asians and Medicare patients had the highest risk of suffering a severe complication (10.00 and 7.44%; p = 0.0311 and p = 0.0036, respectively)-with race retaining significance even after adjusting for potential confounders (p = 0.0276). Asians and uninsured patients demonstrated the highest readmission rates (15.00 and 12.50%; p = 0.0129 and p = 0.0012, respectively)-with both race and payment method retaining significance after adjustment (p = 0.0362 and p = 0.0257, respectively). Lastly, payment method was significantly associated with postoperative LOS (p < 0.0001), with Medicaid patients experiencing the longest LOS (mean 3.99 days) and those with commercial insurance experiencing the shortest (mean 1.66 days), a relationship which retained significance even after adjusting for potential confounders (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION The presence of a GI/MIS fellowship program does not impact short-term patient outcomes following laparoscopic fundoplication or esophagomyotomy (two representative foregut procedures). Presence of such a fellowship should not play a role in choosing a surgeon. Additionally, in these foregut procedures, patient race (particularly Asian race) and payment method were found to be independently associated with postoperative outcomes, including postoperative LOS.
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- Division of Bariatric, Foregut, and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
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- Division of Bariatric, Foregut, and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Division of Bariatric, Foregut, and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Division of Bariatric, Foregut, and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Division of Bariatric, Foregut, and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Division of Bariatric, Foregut, and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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Storey R, Frampton C, Kieser D, Ailabouni R, Hooper G. Does Orthopaedic Training Compromise the Outcome in Knee Joint Arthroplasty? JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION 2018; 75:1292-1298. [PMID: 29574018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2018.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Revised: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study investigates knee joint arthroplasty and compares the outcomes between attending (consultant) orthopedic surgeons and resident (trainee) surgeons. DESIGN Retrospective review and comparison of knee joint arthroplasty outcomes between 4 surgeon groups (attending, supervised senior and junior residents, and unsupervised senior residents). Measured outcomes were implant survival (revision rate) and patient reported functional outcomes, measured by Oxford knee score (OKS). SETTING New Zealand arthroplasty service. PARTICIPANTS Seventeen years of knee joint arthroplasty data from the New Zealand Joint Registry (NZJR) was reviewed. RESULTS The New Zealand Joint Registry (NZJR) data showed 79,671 total knee arthroplasties (TKA) and 8854 unicompartmental knee arthroplasties (UKA) performed between 1999 and 2016. Attending surgeons performed 90% and 97% of TKA and UKA, respectively. The number and proportion of resident performed knee joint arthroplasty has decreased. Faster operation times was observed in the attending surgeon group. Attending surgeon revision rate was 0.49 and 1.19/100 component years for TKA and UKA, respectively, this was not significantly increased in resident surgeon groups. Postoperative OKS was 37.7 and 39.7 for attending surgeon performed TKA and UKA, respectively. Mean OKS were less than 2 points worse in resident groups (resident range: 36.3-36.9) compared to attending colleagues for TKA, but for UKA scores were up to 11 points worse (resident range: 28.9-38.8). CONCLUSIONS New Zealand has a high rate of attending surgeon performed TKA and UKA. Revision rates were not increased in resident surgeon groups. Postoperative function was not reduced by a clinically significant amount in TKA in any of the resident surgeon groups but was reduced in supervised junior resident and unsupervised senior resident surgeon groups for UKA.
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- Richard Storey
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Dialysis Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty Have Significantly Increased Odds of Perioperative Adverse Events Independent of Demographic and Comorbidity Factors. J Arthroplasty 2018; 33:2827-2834. [PMID: 29754981 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of dialysis-dependent patients is growing, and an increasing number of these patients are being considered for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Studies assessing the preoperative risk associated with TKA in this population are limited to institutional cohorts with small sample sizes or national inpatient databases that lack follow-up data. METHODS The 2006-2015 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databases were queried for adult patients undergoing elective TKA. Differences in 30-day any/severe/minor adverse event, need for reoperation, readmission, and mortality were compared for dialysis-dependent and nondialysis TKA patients using risk-adjusted logistic regression. To account for the smaller number of dialysis patients and variations in study populations, coarsened exact matching was used. The proportion of adverse events that occurred before vs after discharge was also assessed. RESULTS In total, 250 dialysis-dependent patients and 163,560 nondialysis patients met inclusion criteria. After controlling for patient demographics (age, sex, body mass index, functional status) and overall health (American Society of Anesthesiologists class), matched analysis revealed dialysis-dependent patients to be significantly more likely to experience any adverse event (odds ratio = 2.01; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.34-3.02; P = .001), severe adverse event (odds ratio = 2.49; 95% CI, 1.61-3.84; P < .001), reoperation (odds ratio = 2.38; 95% CI, 1.19-4.75; P = .014), readmission (odds ratio = 2.32; 95% CI, 1.47-3.66; P = .001), and mortality (odds ratio = 6.71; 95% CI, 2.99-22.50; P = .002). The majority of adverse outcomes occurred postdischarge. CONCLUSION Independent of patient demographics and overall health (American Society of Anesthesiologists), patients undergoing dialysis before TKA are significantly more likely to experience 30-day adverse outcomes than matched nondialysis cohorts. Preoperative evaluation of bone health status and management of medical treatment are warranted in this fragile population. Cautious surgical planning, patient counseling, and heightened surveillance are necessitated throughout their perioperative period and postoperative recovery plans may need to be different from nondialysis counterparts. Furthermore, hospitals and physicians must take these increased risks into account when working on bundle payment reimbursement strategies and resource allocation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3.
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Carroll GM, Hampton J, Carroll R, Smith SR. Mobility scores as a predictor of length of stay in general surgery: a prospective cohort study. ANZ J Surg 2018; 88:860-864. [PMID: 29785720 DOI: 10.1111/ans.14555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Post-operative length of stay (LOS) is an increasingly important clinical indicator in general surgery. Despite this, no tool has been validated to predict LOS or readiness for discharge in general surgical patients. The de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) is a functional mobility assessment tool that has been validated in rehabilitation patient populations. In this prospective cohort study, we aimed to identify if trends in DEMMI scores were associated with discharge within 1 week and overall LOS in general surgical patients. METHODS A total of 161 patients who underwent elective gastrointestinal resections were included. DEMMI scores were performed preoperatively, on days 1, 2, 3 and 30 post-operative. Statistical analysis was performed to identify any association between DEMMI scores and discharge within 1 week and LOS. RESULTS Functional recovery (measured by achieving 80% of baseline DEMMI score by post-operative day 1) was significantly associated with discharge within 1 week. Presence of a stoma was associated with longer LOS. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve using functional recovery on post-operative day 1 as a predictor of discharge within 1 week is 0.772. CONCLUSION The DEMMI score is a fast, easy and useful tool to, on post-operative day 1, predict discharge within 1 week. The utility of this is to act as an anticipatory trigger for more proactive and efficient discharge planning in the early post-operative period, and there is potential to use the DEMMI as a comparator in clinical trials to assess functional recovery.
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- Georgia M Carroll
- Hunter Surgical Clinical Research Unit, Division of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Hunter Surgical Clinical Research Unit, Division of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Hunter Surgical Clinical Research Unit, Division of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Hunter Surgical Clinical Research Unit, Division of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Preshaw J, Siassakos D, James M, Draycott T, Vyas S, Burden C. Patients and hospital managers want laparoscopic simulation training to become mandatory before live operating: a multicentre qualitative study of stakeholder perceptions. BMJ SIMULATION & TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING 2018; 5:39-45. [DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2017-000270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BackgroundSurgical procedures are complex and susceptible to human error. Individual surgical skill correlates with improved patient outcomes demonstrating that surgical proficiency is vitally important for patient safety. Evidence demonstrates that simulation training improves laparoscopic surgical skills; however, projects to implement and integrate laparoscopic simulation into core surgical curricula have had varied success. One barrier to successful implementation has been the lack of awareness and prioritisation of simulation initiatives by key stakeholders.ObjectiveTo determine the knowledge and perceptions of patients and hospital managers on laparoscopic surgery and simulation training in patient safety and healthcare.MethodA qualitative study was conducted in the Southwest of England. 40 semistructured interviews were undertaken with patients attending general gynaecology clinics and general surgical and gynaecology hospital managers.ResultsSix key themes identified included: positive expectations of laparoscopic surgery; perceptions of problems and financial implications of laparoscopic surgery; lack of awareness of difficulties with surgical training; desire for laparoscopic simulation training and competency testing for patient benefit; conflicting priorities of laparoscopic simulation in healthcare; and drawbacks of surgical simulation training. Patients and managers were largely unaware of the risks of laparoscopic surgery and challenges for training. Managers highlighted conflicting financial priorities when purchasing educational equipment. Patients stated that they would have greater confidence in a surgeon who had undertaken mandatory surgical simulation training and perceived purchasing simulation equipment to be a high priority in the National Health Services. Most patients and hospital managers believed trainees should pass an examination on a simulator prior to live operating.ConclusionsCompetency-based mandatory laparoscopic simulation was strongly supported by the majority of stakeholders to augment the initial learning curve of surgeons.
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Post-operative Complications Following Emergency Operations Performed by Trainee Surgeons: A Retrospective Analysis of Surgical Deaths. World J Surg 2018; 42:2329-2338. [DOI: 10.1007/s00268-018-4465-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lee W, Park SJ, Park MS, Lee KY. Impact of Resident-Performed Laparoscopic Appendectomy on Patient Outcomes and Safety. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2018; 28:41-46. [PMID: 29016218 DOI: 10.1089/lap.2017.0357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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- Wonkyeong Lee
- Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Singh-Ranger D, Leung E, Lau-Robinson ML, Ramcharan S, Francombe J. Nontraumatic Emergency Laparotomy: Surgical Principles Similar to Trauma Need to Be Adopted? South Med J 2017; 110:688-693. [PMID: 29100217 DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000000721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In 2011, the Royal College of Surgeons published Emergency Surgery: Standards for Unscheduled Care in response to variable clinical outcomes for emergency surgery. The purpose of this study was to examine whether different treatment modalities would alter survival. METHODS All patients who underwent emergency laparotomy between April 2011 and December 2012 at Warwick Hospital (Warwick, UK) were included retrospectively. Information relating to their demographics; preoperative score; primary pathology; timing of surgery; intraoperative details; and postoperative outcome, including 30-day mortality, were collated for statistical analysis. RESULTS In total, 91 patients underwent 97 operations. The median age was 64 years (range 50-90, male:female 1:2). Sixty-five percent of cases were obstruction and perforation, and 66% of all operations were performed during office hours. The unadjusted 30-day mortality was 15.4%. Compared with nonsurvivors, survivors had a significantly higher Portsmouth-Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and Morbidity score (P < 0.001), prolonged duration of hypotension and use of inotropes (P = 0.013), higher volume of colloid use (P = 0.04), and lower core body temperature (P < 0.05). Grades of surgeons did not influence mortality. CONCLUSIONS The 30-day mortality rate is comparable to the national standard. Further studies are warranted to determine whether trauma management modalities may be adopted to target high-risk patients who exhibit the lethal triad of hypotension, coagulopathy, and hypothermia.
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- From the Warwick Hospital, Warwick, United Kingdom
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The Need to Consider Longer-term Outcomes of Care: Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Adult and Older Adult Emergency General Surgery Patients at 30, 90, and 180 Days. Ann Surg 2017; 266:66-75. [PMID: 28140382 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Following calls from the National Institutes of Health and American College of Surgeons for "urgently needed" research, the objectives of the present study were to (1) ascertain whether differences in 30/90/180-day mortality, major morbidity, and unplanned readmissions exist among adult (18-64 yr) and older adult (≥65 yr) emergency general surgery (EGS) patients; (2) vary by diagnostic category; and (3) are explained by variations in insurance, income, teaching status, hospital EGS volume, and a hospital's proportion of minority patients. BACKGROUND Racial/ethnic disparities have been described in in-hospital and 30-day settings. How longer-term outcomes compare-a critical consideration for the lived experience of patients-has, however, only been limitedly considered. METHODS Survival analysis of 2007 to 2011 California State Inpatient Database using Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS A total of 737,092 adults and 552,845 older adults were included. In both cohorts, significant differences in 30/90/180-day mortality, major morbidity, and unplanned readmissions were found, pointing to persistently worse outcomes between non-Hispanic Black and White patients [180-d readmission hazard ratio (95% confidence interval):1.04 (1.03-1.06)] and paradoxically better outcomes among Hispanic adults [0.85 (0.84-0.86)] that were not encountered among Hispanic older adults [1.06 (1.04-1.07)]. Stratified results demonstrated robust morbidity and readmission trends between non-Hispanic Black and White patients for the majority of diagnostic categories, whereas variations in insurance/income/teaching status/EGS volume/proportion of minority patients all significantly altered the effect-combined accounting for up to 80% of risk-adjusted differences between racial/ethnic groups. CONCLUSIONS Racial/ethnic disparities exist in longer-term outcomes of EGS patients and are, in part, determined by differences in factors associated with emergency care. Efforts such as these are needed to understand the interplay of influences-both in-hospital and during the equally critical, postacute phase-that underlie disparities' occurrence among surgical patients.
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Is Trainee Participation Really Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Emergency General Surgery? Ann Surg 2017; 266:e35-e36. [PMID: 28692564 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wexner T, Rosales-Velderrain A, Wexner SD, Rosenthal RJ. Does implementing a general surgery residency program and resident involvement affect patient outcomes and increase care-associated charges? Am J Surg 2017; 214:147-151. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2016] [Revised: 09/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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