Do Individual Surgeon Preferences Affect Procedural Outcomes?

Objectives: Surgeon preferences such as instrument and suture selection and idiosyncratic approaches to individual procedure steps have been largely viewed as minor differences in the surgical workflow. We hypothesized that idiosyncratic approaches could be quantified and shown to have measurable effects on procedural outcomes.

Methods: At the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress, experienced surgeons volunteered to wear motion tracking sensors and be videotaped while evaluating a loop of porcine intestines to identify and repair 2 preconfigured, standardized enterotomies.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion in presidential leadership of academic medical and surgical societies.

Background: Our aim was to identify gender and racial disparities in presidential leadership for national medical and surgical organizations.

Methods: We located publicly sourced information on national medical organizations. Years between or since the first diverse presidents were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Mann Whitney U tests.

A Simulation-based, cognitive assessment of resident decision making during complex urinary catheterization scenarios.

Background: This study explores general surgery residents' decision making skills in uncommon, complex urinary catheter scenarios.

Methods: 40 residents were presented with two scenarios. Scenario A was a male with traumatic urethral injury and scenario B was a male with complete urinary blockage.

Relationship Between Technical Errors and Decision-Making Skills in the Junior Resident.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to coevaluate resident technical errors and decision-making capabilities during placement of a subclavian central venous catheter (CVC). We hypothesize that there would be significant correlations between scenario-based decision-making skills and technical proficiency in central line insertion. We also predict residents would face problems in anticipating common difficulties and generating solutions associated with line placement.