Safety assessment of resident grade and supervision level during emergency appendectomy: analysis of a multicenter, prospective study.

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Resident surgeons have been identified as a risk factor for worse outcome after appendectomy. The context of grade of resident and impact of supervision require further investigation. The objective of this study was to determine whether grade and supervision level of resident-performed appendectomy affects patient outcome.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Surgery

Title: Surgery

ISSN (Electronic): 1532-7361

ISSN (Print): 0039-6060

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2014

Volume: 156

Issue: 1

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[1 ] West Midlands Research Collaborative, Birmingham, UK.

[2 ] London Surgical Research Group, Birmingham, UK.

[3 ] Welsh Barber Surgeons Research Group, Birmingham, UK.

[4 ] West Midlands Research Collaborative, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: aneelbhangu@doctors.org.uk.

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Publisher Item ID: S0039-6060(14)00177-9

DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.04.007

PubMed ID: 24882763

SO-VID: e6706bec-8da4-43d0-9438-1e3c38344387

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