Annals of surgery
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Observational Study
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction for Incisional Hernia Optimizes Truncal Function and Quality of Life: A Prospective Controlled Study.
The aim of the study was to examine abdominal wall function in patients undergoing abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) for incisional hernia. ⋯ AWR for incisional hernia specifically improved long-term abdominal wall muscular function and quality of life.
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The purpose of this study was to identify behaviors that faculty and residents exhibit during intraoperative interactions, which support or inhibit progressive entrustment leading to operative autonomy. ⋯ Perspectives of faculty and residents while overlapping were different in emphasis. Better understanding faculty-resident interactions, individual behaviors, contextual influences, and national regulations that influence intraoperative education have the potential to significantly affect progressive entrustment in training paradigms.
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To determine travel patterns for patients undergoing gastrectomy for cancer and to identify factors associated with patient decision. ⋯ The majority of gastric cancer patients underwent gastrectomy at providing hospitals nearest to home, reflecting little regionalization of gastrectomy in California. Patients' hospital selection appears not to be driven by outcomes data.