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Correlation between County-Level Surgeon Density and Mortality from Colorectal Cancer.

Journal of gastrointestinal cancer

Albarrak J, Firouzbakht A, Peixoto RD, Ho MY, Cheung WY.
PMID: 27221330
J Gastrointest Cancer. 2016 Dec;47(4):389-395. doi: 10.1007/s12029-016-9834-4.

PURPOSE: We aimed to explore the effect of county-level general surgeon (GS) and colorectal surgeon (CS) density on colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality and to identify additional county characteristics associated with outcomes.METHODS: Using data from the Area Resource File, US...

Surgery, surgeon, and measurement of value and quality of surgeons' work.

Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society

Sayek I.
PMID: 23963026
Scand J Surg. 2013;102(3):141-4. doi: 10.1177/1457496913489498.

Surgery has undergone a significant change and development entering the 21st century. The changes and development have been technology driven, both in therapy and diagnosis. There have been significant changes in the health-care systems as well universally. The changes...

Applications of Future Technologies to Detect Skill Decay and Improve Procedural Performance.

Military medicine

Linde AS, Miller GT.
PMID: 30901463
Mil Med. 2019 Mar 01;184:72-77. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usy385.

Medical simulation training has progressed in its use of incorporating various technologies to provide quality training interfaces from novices to experts. The purpose of this paper is to explore modeling, simulation and visualization training technology interfaces to improve precision...

Performing Surgery Today, "By the Book" or "By the Tube"?.

Surgical innovation

Zygomalas A.
PMID: 30608022
Surg Innov. 2019 Jun;26(3):392-393. doi: 10.1177/1553350618822646. Epub 2019 Jan 04.

No abstract available.

Non-technical skill assessments across levels of US surgical training.

Surgery

Pradarelli JC, Gupta A, Hermosura AH, Murayama KM, Delman KA, Shabahang MM, Havens JM, Lipsitz S, Smink DS, Yule S.
PMID: 33814190
Surgery. 2021 Sep;170(3):713-718. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.02.058. Epub 2021 Apr 02.

BACKGROUND: To ensure safe patient care, regulatory bodies worldwide have incorporated non-technical skills proficiency in core competencies for graduation from surgical residency. We describe normative data on non-technical skill ratings of surgical residents across training levels using the US-adapted...

A longitudinal course pilot to improve surgical resident acquisition of quality improvement skills.

PloS one

Ahuja V, Gorecka J, Yoo P, Emerson BL.
PMID: 34280243
PLoS One. 2021 Jul 19;16(7):e0254922. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254922. eCollection 2021.

PROBLEM: Despite mounting evidence that incorporation of QI curricula into surgical trainee education improves morbidity and outcomes, surgery training programs lack standardized QI curricula and tools to measure QI knowledge. In the current study, we developed, implemented, and evaluated...

Is the American College of Surgeons Online Communities a safe and useful venue to ask for surgical advice?.

Surgical endoscopy

Bernardi K, Shah P, Askenasy EP, Balentine C, Crabbe MM, Cerame MA, Harvin JA, Huang L, Millas SG, Molt P, Saunders TE, Shah SK, Schwartz J, Ko TC, Hughes TG, Liang MK.
PMID: 32285209
Surg Endosc. 2020 Nov;34(11):5041-5045. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-07299-4. Epub 2020 Apr 13.

BACKGROUND: Many surgeons rely on the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Community Forums for advice on managing complex patients. Our objective was to assess the safety and usefulness of advice provided on the most popular surgical forum.METHODS: Overall, 120...

Expertise-based design in surgical trials: a narrative review.

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie

Alsagheir A, Koziarz A, Belley-Côté EP, Whitlock RP.
PMID: 34759044
Can J Surg. 2021 Nov 10;64(6):E594-E602. doi: 10.1503/cjs.008520. Print 2021.

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the most robust study design for evaluating the safety and efficacy of a therapeutic intervention. However, their internal validity are at risk when evaluating surgical interventions. This review summarizes existing expertise- based trials in...

Statement of level of expertise in scientific reports of hand surgery.

Hand surgery & rehabilitation

Tang JB.
PMID: 31382029
Hand Surg Rehabil. 2019 Oct;38(5):279. doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2019.07.001. Epub 2019 Aug 02.

No abstract available.

Are general surgeons able to accurately self-assess their level of technical skills?.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Rizan C, Ansell J, Tilston TW, Warren N, Torkington J.
PMID: 26425781
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2015 Nov;97(8):549-55. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2015.0024. Epub 2015 Oct 01.

INTRODUCTION: Self-assessment is a way of improving technical capabilities without the need for trainer feedback. It can identify areas for improvement and promote professional medical development. The aim of this review was to identify whether self-assessment is an accurate...

The power of surgery.

European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Grabenwöger M.
PMID: 26905180
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 May;49(5):1321-3. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw019. Epub 2016 Feb 22.

No abstract available.

Strength Without Armor: Reflections from a Woman and a Surgeon.

Narrative inquiry in bioethics

Butler K.
PMID: 31956116
Narrat Inq Bioeth. 2019;9(3):192-194. doi: 10.1353/nib.2019.0066.

No abstract available.

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