Declining Surgical Resident Operative Autonomy in Acute Care Surgical Cases

Surgical resident operative autonomy has decreased markedly over time, reducing resident readiness for independent practice. We sought to examine operative resident autonomy for emergency acute care surgery (ACS) compared to elective cases and associated patient outcomes at veterans affairs hospital...

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Published in:The Journal of surgical research 2023-01, Vol.281, p.328-334
Main Authors: Sehat, Alvand J., Oliver, Joseph B., Yu, Yasong, Kunac, Anastasia, Anjaria, Devashish J.
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Acute care surgery
Appendectomy
Autonomy
Clinical Competence
Critical Care
Emergency
General surgery
General Surgery - education
Humans
Internship and Residency
Operative Time
Quality Improvement
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United States - epidemiology
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Operative Time
Quality Improvement
Surgeons
United States - epidemiology
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