Does surgery residency prepare residents to work at critical access hospitals? - 05/05/15
, Brian Diggs, Ph.D. a, Bruce Ham, M.D. b, Martin Schreiber, M.D. bAbstract |
Background |
Operations performed by surgeons working at Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and surgery residents have not been compared.
Methods |
Procedure codes logged by general surgery residents graduating from our institution in 2013 and 2014 were obtained. Procedure codes were obtained for all CAHs in our state for 2012 to 2013. Clinically relevant categories were compared among residents and general surgeons at CAHs.
Results |
A total of 34,246 procedures logged by general surgeons at CAHs were compared with 31,977 procedures logged by surgery residents. Endoscopy comprised 56.1% of cases done by general surgeons versus 9.1% of cases by residents (P < .001). Excluding endoscopy, rural surgeons had higher percentages in hernia, skin/soft tissue, cholecystectomy/common bile duct, rectal/anal, and breast cases. Residents who completed a rural surgery rotation had higher numbers in small/large bowel, hernia, breast, and endoscopy.
Conclusions |
Surgery residency provides less exposure to endoscopy compared with a general surgery practice at CAHs. A rural rotation increases endoscopic exposure.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Critical access hospitals, General surgery training, Rural surgery, Procedures
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| The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
Vol 209 - N° 5
P. 828-833 - mai 2015 Retour au numéro
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