Do Not Blame the Resident: the Impact of Surgeon and Surgical Trainee Experience on the Occurrence of Intraoperative Adverse Events (iAEs) in Abdominal Surgery

Intraoperative adverse events (iAEs) are defined as inadvertent injuries that occur during an operation and are associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and health care costs. We sought to study the impact of attending surgeon experience as well as resident training level on the occurrence of iAEs.

Source: Journal of Surgical Education - September 6, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Brandon M. Wojcik, Jae Moo Lee, Thomas Peponis, Noor Amari, April E. Mendoza, Martin G. Rosenthal, Noelle N. Saillant, Peter J. Fagenholz, David R. King, Roy Phitayakorn, George Velmahos, Haytham MA Kaafarani Tags: ORIGINAL REPORTS Source Type: research