Assessment of Autonomy in Operative Procedures Among Female and Male New Zealand General Surgery Trainees.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The need for trainee sex equality within surgical training has resulted in an appraisal of the training experience in the New Zealand general surgery training program.

Objective

To investigate the association between trainee sex and surgical autonomy in the operating room in the New Zealand general surgery training program.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective cohort study conducted from December 10, 2012, to December 10, 2017, examining all endoscopic, major, and minor procedures performed by all New Zealand general surgery trainees in every training hospital in New Zealand.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome was the level of meaningful autonomy by each New Zealand general surgery trainee (ie, trainee as primary operator witho

SUBMITTER: Joh DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7450402 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature