Objectives Cardiac surgery is highly demanding and the ideal teaching method to reach
competency is widely debated. Some studies have shown that surgical trainees can safely …

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of varying experiences
within each surgical team to identify team-related risk factors on clinical outcomes after total …

Background There is little known about how payer status impacts clinical outcomes in a
universal single-payer system such as the UK National Health Service (NHS). The aim of …

OBJECTIVES Patients presenting with more comorbidities, requiring more complex cardiac
surgical procedures and an increase in public scrutiny are impacting on training programme …

Increasing complexity in cardiac operations has raised the discussion on trainee autonomy
and the number of cases required to achieve competency. This study compares outcomes …

Objectives We sought to assess the safety of training in cardiothoracic surgery comparing
outcomes of cases performed by trainees versus fully trained surgeons. Methods EmBase …

Training the next generation of cardiac surgeons is a critical charge of academic cardiac
surgeons and is becoming more challenging with the growing complexity of cardiac surgery …

Objective There are no studies to date comparing the patency of coronary bypass grafts
constructed by attending surgeons versus trainees and the potential consequences of any …

Objective This study was designed to evaluate the association of surgical training on
outcomes following orthotopic heart transplantation in all levels of cardiothoracic surgery …

Background There is a direct relationship between the degree of trainees' satisfaction and
their productivity. The Saudi Board of Cardiac Surgery is a new training program established …