Vascular Surgery Procedures Performed By Residents. A Narrative Review On The Impact In 30-Day Outcomes
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https://doi.org/10.48729/pjctvs.410Keywords:
Vascular Surgery (MeSH), Training Programs (MeSH), Survival Analysis (MeSH), Complications (MeSH)Abstract
Introduction: Worldwide, there is an increase in scrutiny after surgical treatment of a vast array of pathologies. Doing so, a large body of evidence clearly supports centralisation, such as teaching hospitals, where a larger caseload enables optimal outcomes. These institutions have a strong presence of surgical residents seeking training in both technical and non-technical skills. Inevitably, as part of training, they will be involved in the surgical treatment of those patients, even as the primary operator. We sought to investigate the impact of trainee performed procedures in outcomes of common vascular procedures of different technical complexity.Methods: A non-systematic MEDLINE and Scopus databases review on the outcomes of resident performed common vascular procedures was performed.
Results: Specific evidence in many procedures (venous disease, aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease) is lacking. After carotid endarterectomy (CEA), resident performed procedures seem to have similar cranial nerve palsy and stroke when compared to expert surgeons. Generally, resident-performed primary radiocephalic and elbow arteriovenous fistula (AVF) presents similar primary and secondary patency. As with CEA, AVF procedures performed by residents took longer. On aortic aneurysms, although no specific comparison has been performed, resident involvement (irrespective of surgeon or assistant) in these procedures does not seem associated with increased adverse events.
Conclusion: In most vascular surgery procedures, little is known about resident performance and their impact on outcomes. Notwithstanding, resident-performed CEA and primary AVF seem free of major compromise to patients. Further research is warranted to clarify this topic.
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