Complication rates of resident-performed cataract surgery: Impact of early introduction of cataract surgery training.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the effect of the early introduction of cataract surgery training on the complication rates of resident-performed cataract surgery.

Setting

University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.

Design

Retrospective case series.

Methods

Two classes of ophthalmology residents were examined, one class with a late introduction of cataract surgery and one with an early introduction of cataract surgery. All cataract cases in which residents acted as primary surgeon were included. Patient charts were reviewed to collect data on patient characteristics, surgical details, and intraoperative and postoperative complications.

Results

The late-introduction cohort comprised 3 residents who performed 540 cataract cases, all during their f

SUBMITTER: Ellis EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6157597 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature