Comparison of Long-term Surgical Outcomes and Microsurgical Skills between Independent and Integrated Plastic Surgery Trainees.

ABSTRACT: We compared the surgical skills and outcomes of microsurgical fellows who completed an independent versus integrated plastic surgery residency.

Methods

We reviewed outcomes of abdominal wall reconstructions performed autonomously by microsurgical fellows at our institution from March 2005 to June 2019; outcome measures included hernia recurrence, surgical site occurrence, surgical site infection, length of hospital stay, unplanned return to the operating room, and 30-day readmission. The microsurgical skills were prospectively evaluated using the validated Structured Assessment of Microsurgical Skills at the start and end of the fellowship, in an animal laboratory model and clinical microsurgical cases. Multivariable hierarchical models were constructed to evaluate study outcomes.

SUBMITTER: Hassan AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9995086 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature