Journal article
Resident Involvement Is Not Associated With Increased Risk of Postoperative Complications After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: A Propensity-Matched Study
Arthroscopy, Vol.36(10), pp.2689-2695
10/2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2020.04.040
PMID: 32389776
Abstract
To investigate whether resident involvement in knee arthroscopy procedures affects postoperative complications or operative times.
The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program registry was queried to identify patients who underwent common knee arthroscopy procedures between 2006 through 2012. Patients with a history of knee arthroplasty, septic arthritis or osteomyelitis of the knee, concomitant open or mini-open procedures, or without information on resident involvement were excluded. A 1:1 propensity score match was performed based on age, sex, obesity, smoking history, and American Society of Anesthesiologist classification to match cases with resident involved to nonresident cases. Fisher exact tests, Pearson's χ
tests, and Wilcoxon rank sum tests were used to compare patient demographics, comorbidities, and 30-day complications. Wilcoxon rank sum tests were used to compare operative time and length of hospital stay between the 2 groups, with statistical significance defined as P < .05.
After matching, 2954 cases (50% resident involvement) were included in the study with no significant differences in demographics or comorbidities between the 2 cohorts. The overall rate of 30-day complications was 1.1% in the nonresident and resident involved group (P = 1.000). There was no significant difference in postoperative surgical (nonresident vs resident involved: 0.48% vs 0.83%, P = .2498) or medical (nonresident vs resident involved: 0.62% vs 0.83%, P = .5111) complications. However, knee arthroscopy cases that residents were involved with had significantly longer operative times (69.8 vs 66.8 minutes, P = .0002), and length of hospital stay (0.85 vs 0.21 days, P = .0332) when compared with cases performed without a resident.
Resident involvement in knee arthroscopy procedures is not a significant risk for medical or surgical 30-day postoperative complications. Resident participation in knee arthroscopy was associated with statistically significant but likely clinically insignificant increased operative time as well as length of hospital stay.
Level III: Retrospective Cohort Study.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Resident Involvement Is Not Associated With Increased Risk of Postoperative Complications After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: A Propensity-Matched Study
- Creators
- Zain M Khazi - University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsTrevor R Gulbrandsen - University of IowaAlan G Shamrock - University of IowaQiang An - University of IowaKyle Duchman - University of IowaJ Lawrence Marsh - University of IowaBrian R Wolf - University of IowaRobert W Westermann - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Arthroscopy, Vol.36(10), pp.2689-2695
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.arthro.2020.04.040
- PMID
- 32389776
- NLM abbreviation
- Arthroscopy
- ISSN
- 0749-8063
- eISSN
- 1526-3231
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100007307, name: Arthrex; DOI: 10.13039/100006338, name: Zimmer; DOI: 10.13039/100008450, name: Biomet; DOI: 10.13039/100007307, name: Arthrex
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2020
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science; Athletic Training Program
- Record Identifier
- 9984294954802771
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