Key result
Studies on individual surgical performance reveal substantial methodological shortcomings, with only ~42% adjusting performance measures.
Population
101 studies comprising 1,006,037 procedures by 14,455 surgeons
Design
Systematic_review
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Substantial methodological shortcomings undermine studies of individual surgeon performance; challenges reliability of current tracking metrics and leaves open need for standardized methods.
Systematic Review (n=101)
Current studies evaluating individual surgical performance have substantial methodological shortcomings, indicating a need for standardized guidelines.
Maruthappu et al. (2014) conducted a systematic review in Individual performance measurement in surgery (n=101). Individual performance measurement in surgery was evaluated on Methodological quality and adjustment of performance measures. A systematic review of 101 studies on individual surgical performance found substantial methodological shortcomings, with only 41.6% employing statistical modeling to adjust performance measures.
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