A Multicenter Analysis of the Early Impact of COVID-19 on Junior Resident Operative Case Volume.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Institutions have reported decreases in operative volume due to COVID-19. Junior residents have fewer opportunities for operative experience and COVID-19 further jeopardizes their operative exposure. This study quantifies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on resident operative exposure using resident case logs focusing on junior residents and categorizes the response of surgical residency programs to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials and methods

A retrospective multicenter cohort study was conducted; 276,481 case logs were collected from 407 general surgery residents of 18 participating institutions, spanning 2016-2020. Characteristics of each institution and program changes in response to COVID-19 were collected via surveys.

Results

Senior residents per

SUBMITTER: Kramer B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9212465 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature