Impact of Enforcement of the Act to Improve Training Conditions and the Status of Medical Residents in Emergency Abdominal Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In 2018, the Act to Improve Training Conditions and the Status of Medical Residents (AITR) was fully implemented in South Korea. This study aimed to investigate the effects of AITR implementation on the clinical outcomes of patients who underwent emergency abdominal surgery.

Materials and methods

A total of 2571 patients who underwent emergency abdominal surgery after visiting the emergency room (ER) between 2015 and 2019 was included. Electronic medical records were retrospectively reviewed. In addition, a comparative analysis was performed for patient groups treated before and after AITR implementation.

Results

The median patient age was 48.0 years, and 49.2% of them were male. Appendicitis was the most common diagnosis (82.6%), followed by major abdominal e

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9344275 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature