Background Surgical errors result from faulty decision-making, misperceptions and the
application of suboptimal problem-solving strategies, just as often as they result from …

Background Few studies have reported incidence of or risk factors for morbidity and mortality
after elective shoulder arthroscopy. Methods We used Current Procedural Terminology …

Objective To determine the association between surgeons' experience and postoperative
complications in thyroid surgery. Design Prospective cross sectional multicentre study …

Background Several challenges threaten the traditional premise of graduated independence
in general surgery training, leading to a lack of readiness in graduating surgeons. The …

BACKGROUND: The NSQIP database enables measurement of postoperative outcomes
across a spectrum of practice settings. This allows for observations about potential effects of …

BACKGROUND: Controversy exists regarding whether resident involvement during surgery
impacts patient outcomes. We compared surgical times and perioperative complications of …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of surgical trainee involvement on operative time for
common surgical procedures. Laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy …

BACKGROUND: Retained surgical items (RSI) continue to occur. Large RSI studies are few
due to low RSI frequency in single institutions and the medicolegal implications …

Study Design. Propensity score–adjusted prospective cohort study. Objective. To compare
the incidence of complications in patients undergoing single-level lumbar discectomy …

Importance Synthetic mesh slings are the most common surgical treatment for female stress
urinary incontinence (SUI). However, the US Food and Drug Administration has released …