A National Comparison of Operative Outcomes of New and Experienced Surgeons
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surgery
surgeons
Health and Medical Administration
Medical Education
Surgery
surgeons
Health and Medical Administration
Medical Education
Surgery
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Kelz, Rachel R.
Sellers, Morgan M.
Niknam, Mijan A.
Sharpe, James E.
Rosenbaum, Paul R.
Hill, Alexander S.
Zhou, Hong
Hochman, Lauren L.
Bilimoria, Karl Y.
Itani, Kamal
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In this national study, Medicare beneficiaries treated by new surgeons had poorer outcomes than those treated by experienced ones in the same hospitals. However, the type of operation and the patient’s emergency status – rather than physician inexperience – explains nearly all poorer outcomes. Higher-risk cases are disproportionately treated by new surgeons.
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2019-10-25