Publications by authors named "Matt Mancini"
Introduction: Obese patients often have higher complication rates after elective general surgeries; however, few studies have examined the outcomes after thyroidectomy. This study examines whether increased body mass index (BMI) is associated with poor postoperative outcomes after thyroid surgery.
Methods: A retrospective review of patients who underwent thyroidectomy from 2015 to 2018 was performed.
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- Surgical assessment tools are crucial for evaluating the performance of surgical trainees, and this study focused on a 12-item tool specifically for Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) procedures.
- The study assessed the performance of a surgical fellow over 17 surgeries using various evaluation methods, including the Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills (GOALS) and the General Assessment of Surgical Skill (GASS).
- Findings showed significant improvements in overall surgical skills, specifically in tasks like jejunojejunostomy creation and stapler use, indicating that trainees can enhance their capabilities through hands-on surgical experience.
Background: Broad implementation of the American Board of Surgery's entrustable professional activities initiative will require assessment instruments that are reliable and easy to use. Existing assessment instruments of general laparoscopic surgical skills have limited reliability, efficiency, and validity across the spectrum of formative (low-stakes) and summative (high-stakes) assessments. A novel six-item global assessment of surgical skills (GASS) instrument was developed and evaluated with a focus upon safe versus unsafe surgical practice scoring rubric.
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