Key result
Surgical resident operative experience in trauma surgery increased, with the percentage of residents performing fewer than 50 cases declining from 86% in 1980 to 29% in 1987-1991.
Population
Surgical residents completing training in the United States (data from 1980 and 1987-1991)
Design
Cohort
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Resident trauma case volumes rose substantially over a decade; extends historical benchmarks but leaves open contemporary training adequacy.
Observational
Absolute Event Rate: 29% vs 86%
Resident operative experience in trauma surgery dramatically increased from 1980 to 1987 and remained stable through 1991.
Rotondo et al. (1993) conducted an observational in Surgical resident trauma care education. Surgical training in 1987-1991 vs. Surgical training in 1980 was evaluated on Percentage of residents claiming fewer than 50 trauma cases. Surgical resident operative experience in trauma surgery increased, with the percentage of residents performing fewer than 50 cases declining from 86% in 1980 to 29% in 1987-1991.
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