Adam I Edelstein, Francis C Lovecchio, Sujata Saha, Wellington K Hsu, John Y S Kim
BACKGROUND: Operative procedural training is a key component of orthopaedic surgery residency. The influence of intraoperative resident participation on the outcomes of surgery has not been studied extensively using large, population-based databases. METHODS: We identified 30,628 patients who underwent orthopaedic procedures from the 2011 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Outcomes as measured by perioperative complications, readmission rates, and mortality within thirty days were compared for cases with and without intraoperative resident involvement...
August 6, 2014: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume