2014
Operative confidence of graduating surgery residents: a training challenge in a changing environment
Fonseca AL, Reddy V, Longo WE, Udelsman R, Gusberg RJ. Operative confidence of graduating surgery residents: a training challenge in a changing environment. The American Journal Of Surgery 2014, 207: 797-805. PMID: 24530093, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.09.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs hospitalGeneral surgery residentsSurgery residentsOpen operationOpen surgical proceduresOperative confidenceGeneral surgical trainingSurgical volumeSurgical proceduresConfidence deficitsSurgical residentsFurther studiesHospitalSurgical trainingTraining programProgram characteristicsResidentsSignificant lack
2013
Cure Predictability During Parathyroidectomy
Udelsman R, Donovan P, Shaw C. Cure Predictability During Parathyroidectomy. World Journal Of Surgery 2013, 38: 525-533. PMID: 24240672, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2327-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative parathyroid hormoneResidual diseaseCure rateTermination of surgeryConsecutive unselected patientsMean cure rateLogistic stepwise regressionCervical explorationPTH curveCurative resectionPrimary hyperparathyroidismPTH valuesUnselected patientsParathyroid hormoneSA patientsHyperfunctioning tissueOperative casesPatientsSubsequent cohortsLog oddsResectionCureAdditional explorationDiseaseCalcium data