Mortality and Severe Complications Among Newly Graduated Surgeons in the United States
Howard R, Thelen A, Chen X, Gates R, Krumm A, Millis M, Gupta T, Brown C, Bandeh-Ahmadi H, Wnuk G, Yee C, Ryan A, Mukherjee B, Dimick J, George B. Mortality and Severe Complications Among Newly Graduated Surgeons in the United States. Annals Of Surgery 2023, 279: 555-560. PMID: 37830271, PMCID: PMC10939969, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of practiceSevere complicationsRelative riskGeneral surgeonsIndependent practiceYears of independent practiceCareer surgeonsRelative risk of mortalityAmerican Board of SurgerySurgeon yearsMixed modelsSurgeon characteristicsRate of mortalityMedicare claimsComplicationsSurgeonsPatient outcomesPatientsMortalityAmerican BoardOutcomesEvaluating Educational Outcomes Using Patient Outcomes of New Surgeons Performing Partial Colectomy Compared to Cholecystectomy
George B, Thelen A, Howard R, Kendrick D, Chen X, Clark M, Gupta T, Brown C, Bandeh-Ahmadi H, Luckoski J, Wnuk G, Fan Z, Krumm A, Ryan A, Buyske J, Mukherjee B, Dimick J. Evaluating Educational Outcomes Using Patient Outcomes of New Surgeons Performing Partial Colectomy Compared to Cholecystectomy. Academic Medicine 2023, 98: s143-s148. PMID: 37983406, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial colectomyPatient outcomesYears of practiceExperienced surgeonSurgeon yearsRisk-adjusted ratesCholecystectomyColectomyTraining of surgeonsInpatient cholecystectomyComplicationsImprove surgical educationPatientsEvaluate educational outcomesSurgeonsSurgical residentsBenefit patientsInpatient operationsResidency trainingStudy periodDeathOutcomesSurgical educationMixed modelsTraining