How Does the Presence of a Surgical Trainee Impact Patient Outcomes in Lumbar Fusion Surgery?

SN Divi, DKC Goyal, E Hoffman… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
Background: While the impact of trainee involvement in other surgical fields is well
established, there is a paucity of literature assessing this relationship in orthopaedic spine …

129. Presence of a surgical trainee does not affect patient outcomes in lumbar fusion surgery

S Divi, MS Galetta, DK Goyal, T Fang, K Nicholson… - The Spine Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Lumbar decompression and fusion surgery is a common
orthopedic procedure and a key component in surgical training for both orthopedic spine …

Are patient outcomes affected by the presence of a fellow or resident in lumbar decompression surgery?

SN Divi, DKC Goyal, MS Galetta, R Guzek, ID Kaye… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of this study was to determine
whether the presence of a fellow or resident (F/R) compared to a physician assistant (PA) …

Effect of fellow involvement and experience on patient outcomes in spine surgery

HA Levy, BA Karamian, GR Yalla… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Methods: All patients aged 18 years or older who underwent primary or revision
decompression or fusion for degenerative diseases and/or spinal deformity between 2017 …

Impact of medical student involvement on outcomes following spine surgery: A single center analysis of 6485 patients

ZA Abecassis, B Hopkins, P Win, K Yerneni… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Medical student (MS) observation and assistance in the operating room (OR) is a critical
component of medical education. Though participation in the operating room has many …

Impact of resident involvement on cervical and lumbar spine surgery outcomes

K Phan, P Phan, A Stratton, S Kingwell, M Hoda, E Wai - The Spine Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Resident involvement in the operating room is a vital component
of their medical education. Conflicting and limited research exists regarding the effects of …

Impact of resident participation on outcomes following lumbar fusion: an analysis of 5655 patients from the ACS-NSQIP database

JT Yamaguchi, RM Garcia, MB Cloney… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
The role of resident involvement on patient safety, morbidity, and mortality in lumbar spinal
surgery has been poorly defined in the literature. The objective of this study is to investigate …

Resident assistant training level is not associated with patient spinal fusion outcomes

AJ Borja, HS Ahmad, Y Ghenbot, J Na… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective A hallmark of surgical training is resident involvement in operative procedures.
While resident-assisted surgeries have been deemed generally safe, few studies have …

The presence of residents during orthopedic operation exerts no negative influence on outcome

L Giordano, A Oliviero, GM Peretti… - British Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Operative procedural training is a key component of orthopedic surgery
residency. It is unclear how and whether residents participation in orthopedic surgical …

Resident involvement in posterior lumbar interbody fusion is associated with increased readmissions and operative time, but No increased short-term risks

RH Lan, D Grits, LT Samuel, AA Sultan - Clinical Spine Surgery, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: A retrospective cohort study. Objective: The aim was to compare rates of
adverse events and additional posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) cases assisted by …