Impact of Residency Training Level on the Surgical Quality Following General Surgery Procedures.

Objective: To investigate the safety of surgical performance by residents of different training level performing common general surgical procedures.

Methods: Data were consecutively collected from all patients undergoing general surgical procedures such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic appendectomy, inguinal, femoral and umbilical hernia repair from 2005 to 2011 at the Department of Surgery of the University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland. The operating surgeons were grouped into junior residents, senior residents and consultants.

Impact of postoperative complications on readmission and long-term survival in patients following surgery for colorectal cancer.

Purpose: It is well known that specific postoperative complications such as stroke influence readmissions and overall survival (OS) after surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC). Whether overall hospital morbidity is associated with increased risk of readmission and poorer long-term survival is unknown. New tools are available to accurately quantify overall morbidity, such as the comprehensive complication index (CCI).