Why the study?
Is the recording of surgical outcomes by residents reliable for quality assessment?
Population
Surgical patients in a prospective quality database at a single center, and a survey of 108 European medical…
Comparison
Audit of a prospective quality database by a… vs Resident-recorded data compared to study nurse…
Design
Cohort, Undisclosed audit in the first 3 months.
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Resident underreporting of postoperative events remains high; leaves open whether dedicated personnel improve surgical quality data reliability.
Structured PICO
Is the recording of surgical outcomes by residents reliable for quality assessment?
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Population
Surgical patients in a prospective quality database at a single center, and a survey of 108 European medical centers.
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Intervention
Audit of a prospective quality database by a specially trained study nurse (3 months undisclosed, followed by a teaching course and 3 months disclosed audit).
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Comparator
Resident-recorded data compared to study nurse audit data.
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Outcome
Accuracy of reporting postoperative complications and comorbidities by surgical residents.
Recording of surgical outcomes by residents is highly unreliable even after formal teaching, highlighting the need for dedicated personnel for quality control.
Cite This Study
Dindo et al. (2010) studied this question.