Early perioperative outcomes and pancreaticoduodenectomy in a general surgery residency training program.

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery : Official Journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Craig P Fischer, Johnny C Hong

Abstract

Current trends in national health care are triggering a reassessment of training in general surgery. Currently, 75% of general surgery residents seek postgraduate fellowship training, and significant debate has occurred regarding the best manner for surgeons to acquire competency in performing complex operations. Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a complex procedure performed infrequently by most surgical graduates. From 1990 through 1997, the average number of PD operations performed per general surgery graduate ranged from 1.5 to 2.5. We examine the surgical outcomes following PD performed by surgical resident staff in a university-based general surgery training program. Between January 2001 and October 2004, 164 patients underwent PD for periampullary disease. Data were prospectively entered into a computerized database, including resident participation. We analyzed 30-day mortality and morbidity rates. Perioperative outcomes were 30-day mortality (2.2%), pancreatic fistula (6.1%), reoperation (2.2%), average length of hospital stay (13.5 days), mean operating time (489 minutes), and median estimated blood loss (1274 ml per case). PD can be performed with an acceptable morbidity and mortality within the teaching structure of a...Continue Reading

Citations

Nov 18, 2011·Radiology Research and Practice·Masahiko Hirota
Jun 30, 2012·BMC Medicine·Renée M van der LeeuwMaas Jan Heineman
Dec 5, 2013·Advances in Surgery·Usama Ahmed Ali, Jon D Vogel
Jun 22, 2014·The Journal of Surgical Research·Raghunandan VenkatMarlon A Guerrero
Aug 20, 2019·Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery : Official Journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract·Timothy D MurthaRonald R Salem
Oct 30, 2019·BMC Urology·Jadwiga DworakPiotr Major

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