Association between surgical procedures performed by surgical residents alone, patient outcomes

JAMA Network

What The Study Did: Surgical procedures performed by residents alone weren't associated with differences in the risk of death or complication rates of patients compared with those performed by attending surgeons alone or by residents with the assistance of attending surgeons in this analysis of 1.3 million procedures.

Authors: Joseph B. Oliver, M.D., M.P.H., of the VA New Jersey Healthcare System in East Orange, New Jersey, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.6444)

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