Frequency and Characteristics of Social Media Use among General Surgery Trainees.

Introduction: With increased social isolation due to COVID-19, social media has been increasingly adopted for communication, education, and entertainment. We sought to understand the frequency and characteristics of social media usage among general surgery trainees.

Materials And Methods: General surgery trainees in 15 American training programs were invited to participate in an anonymous electronic survey.

Bilateral sciatic hernias in an elderly woman successfully managed with robotic surgery: A case report and literature review.

Introduction: Sciatic hernias are the rarest form of pelvic floor hernias as well as an uncommon cause of sciatica. A high index of suspicion is required to make the diagnosis due to its variable clinical presentation. This is the first case describing bilateral intestinal sciatic hernia, diagnosis, and robotic surgical repair.

Burnout and its relationship with perceived stress, self-efficacy, depression, social support, and programmatic factors in general surgery residents.

Background: Burnout affects surgical residents' well-being.

Objective: We sought to identify factors associated with burnout among surgery residents.

Methods: An electronic/anonymous survey was sent to surgical residents at 18 programs, consisting of demographic/programmatic questions and validated scales for burnout, depression, perceived stress, self-efficacy, and social support.