A multi-institutional study from the US ROPE consortium examining factors associated with endocrine surgery exposure for general surgery residents.

Background: Prior analyses of general surgery resident case logs have indicated a decline in the number of endocrine procedures performed during residency. This study aimed to identify factors contributing to the endocrine operative experience of general surgery residents and compare those who matched in endocrine surgery fellowship with those who did not.

Methods: We analyzed the case log data of graduates from 18 general surgery residency programs in the US Resident Operative Experience Consortium over an 11-year period.

Impact of Obesity on Risk of Hypocalcemia After Total Thyroidectomy: Targeted National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis of 16,277 Patients.

Introduction: Hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy (TT) is common due to postoperative parathyroid dysfunction and vitamin D deficiency. Given the association between obesity and vitamin D deficiency, we sought to correlate body mass index (BMI) with hypocalcemia after TT.

Methods: Patients undergoing TT between 2016 and 2020 were identified from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program thyroidectomy-targeted database.