Impact of Resident Participation in Surgical Operations on Postoperative Outcomes
Annals of SurgeryPublished 28 July 2012
Ravi P. Kiran, Usama Ahmed Ali, John Calvin Coffey, Jon D. Vogel, Naveen Pokala, Victor W. Fazio
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Overall complications were lower for postgraduate year 1–2 residents than for other years and differences persisted on multivariate analysis adjusting for confounders, suggesting resident involvement in surgical procedures is safe.
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Resident involvement in surgical procedures is safe. The small overall increase in mild surgical complications is mostly caused by superficial wound infections. Reasons for this are likely multifactorial but may be related to prolonged operative time.
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