Acute appendicitis (AA) is among the most common cause of acute abdominal pain.
Diagnosis of AA is challenging; a variable combination of clinical signs and symptoms has …

Background Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) may improve outcomes in implant-based breast
reconstruction (IBBR). The aim of this study was critically to appraise and evaluate the …

Importance In some centers, the presence of a senior general surgeon (SGS) is obligatory in
every procedure, including appendectomy, while in others it is not. There is a relative paucity …

Purpose To determine whether clinical supervision (CS) of health professionals improves
patient safety. Data sources Databases MEDLINE, PsychINFO, CINAHL, EMBASE and …

Aim Investigation of suspected appendicitis varies widely across different countries, which
creates variation in outcome for patients. Use of imaging drives much of this variation, with …

Background There are different views on the effects of resident involvement on surgical
outcomes. We hypothesized that resident participation in surgical care does not appreciably …

Background Recent limits imposed on autonomy have raised concern regarding the quality
of medical training. The impact of autonomy on medical education has not been …

Introduction Surgical resident operative autonomy has decreased markedly over time,
reducing resident readiness for independent practice. We sought to examine operative …

Background In an era of competency-based education and concern about graduating
resident readiness for practice, early resident autonomy and the ability to safely teach junior …

Aim of the study Pediatric surgery trainees at our program are allowed to perform
unsupervised laparoscopic appendectomies during their last year of training to promote …