Quantification of Resident Work in Colorectal Surgery
Bailey EA, Johnson AP, Leeds IL, Medbery RL, Ahuja V, VanderMeer T, Wick EC, Irojah B, Kelz RR. Quantification of Resident Work in Colorectal Surgery. Journal Of Surgical Education 2017, 75: 564-572. PMID: 28986275, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultClinical CompetenceColorectal SurgeryEducation, Medical, GraduateFemaleHumansInternship and ResidencyInterprofessional RelationsLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisOperating RoomsProfessional AutonomyProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsSurgery serviceProspective multi-institutional studyColorectal surgery serviceDay of surgeryGeneral surgery serviceGeneral surgery residency programsMulti-institutional studyAcademic medical centerColorectal resectionColorectal surgerySurgery residency programsFascial closureSkin closureMedical CenterSurvey toolNovel survey toolResponse rateIndependent training programsOperating roomStudy periodSurgeonsSurgeryResidency programsDegree of involvementResidents' workAre They Too Old for Surgery? Safety of Cholecystectomy in Superelderly Patients (≥ Age 90)
Irojah B, Bell T, Grim R, Martin J, Ahuja V. Are They Too Old for Surgery? Safety of Cholecystectomy in Superelderly Patients (≥ Age 90). The Permanente Journal 2017, 21: 16-013. PMID: 28488988, PMCID: PMC5424586, DOI: 10.7812/tpp/16-013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen cholecystectomySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseStudy periodSafety of cholecystectomyThirty-day mortalityImprovement Program databaseCommon general surgery proceduresAge 65 yearsGeneral surgery proceduresAge 90 yearsEmergent cholecystectomyLaparoscopic groupOverall mortalityEmergent proceduresMedian lengthElective proceduresOpen procedureProgram databaseRetrospective analysisSurgical proceduresCholecystectomyAmerican CollegePatients