Impact of resident versus specialist performed cervical spine surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cervical spine surgeries are complex procedures associated with a significant risk of suboptimal clinical outcomes. In Denmark, residents perform cervical spine surgery under specialist supervision during their training. This study aims to assess whether patient-reported outcomes (PROs) differ between cervical spine surgeries performed by supervised residents and those performed by specialist neurosurgeons.

Research question

To compare PROs following cervical spine surgeries performed by residents versus specialist neurosurgeons.

Materials and methods

Data from 464 surgical decompressive procedures performed at Aarhus University Hospital between 2018 and 2023 were extracted from the national spine surgery database, DaneSpine. Univariate and multivariate o

SUBMITTER: Overmark T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12639292 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature