Morgan K Richards, Jarod P McAteer, F Thurston Drake, Adam B Goldin, Saurabh Khandelwal, Kenneth W Gow
IMPORTANCE: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has created a shift in how many surgical diseases are treated. Examining the effect on resident operative experience provides valuable insight into trends that may be useful for restructuring the requirements of resident training. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate changes in general surgery resident operative experience regarding MIS. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Retrospective review of the frequency of MIS relative to open operations among general surgery residents using the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education case logs for academic years 1993-1994 through 2011-2012...
February 2015: JAMA Surgery