Safety of resident training in the microsurgical resection of intracranial tumors: Data from a prospective registry of complications and outcome.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study was to assess the safety of microsurgical resection of intracranial tumors performed by supervised neurosurgical residents. We analyzed prospectively collected data from our institutional patient registry and dichotomized between procedures performed by supervised neurosurgery residents (defined as teaching procedures) or board-certified faculty neurosurgeons (defined as non-teaching procedures). The primary endpoint was morbidity at discharge, defined as a postoperative decrease of ≥10 points on the Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS). Secondary endpoints included 3-month (M3) morbidity, mortality, the in-hospital complication rate, and complication type and severity. Of 1,446 consecutive procedures, 221 (15.3%) were teaching procedures. Patients in the teaching

SUBMITTER: Vasella F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6353994 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature