Assessing the experience in complex hepatopancreatobiliary surgery among graduating chief residents: Is the operative experience enough?
Sachs TE, Ejaz A, Weiss M, Spolverato G, Ahuja N, Makary MA, Wolfgang CL, Hirose K, Pawlik TM. Assessing the experience in complex hepatopancreatobiliary surgery among graduating chief residents: Is the operative experience enough? Surgery 2014, 156: 385-393. PMID: 24953270, PMCID: PMC4316664, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian numberBiliary tractHPB casesHepatopancreatobiliary surgeryCase volumeMean numberPancreas casesChief yearChief residentsAccreditation CouncilGeneral surgery residentsHPB operationsMajor resectionAnatomic resectionSimple cholecystectomyPancreatic operationsPostgraduate year 1TA casesComplex liverPancreasOperative experienceResident operative autonomyLiverSame time periodSurgery residents