Why do surgeons continue to perform unnecessary surgery?

Why do surgeons continue to perform unnecessary surgery?

Patient safety in surgery has historically suffered from a lack of physician-driven initiatives aimed at recognizing, preventing and mitigating medical errors and surgical complications [1]. In spite of a multiplicity of global patient safety initiatives, mandatory safety protocols and the introduction of surgical safety checklists, we continue to fall short of protecting our patients from prev...

Why do hospital costs continue to increase?

Why Do Hospital Costs Continue To Increase?

Do general surgery residency programs adequately train surgeons to perform anorectal surgery?

The management of anorectal disease remains a major component in the practice of the general surgeon. To assess the adequacy of general surgery residencies in addressing this educational need, data were obtained from the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for surgery on the anorectal experience of all graduating residents in accredited United States programs for a recent five-year period (1987-19...

Are young surgeons competent to perform alimentary tract surgery?

BACKGROUND Assessment of competency during residency training has received increased attention recently. There has been less attention given to the competency of residents after training. HYPOTHESIS Patient outcomes for alimentary tract surgery (ATS) should be similar for surgeons who recently completed their residency training compared with more experienced surgeons, indicating that the youn...