Endoscopy services and training: a national survey of general surgeons

Endoscopy services and training: a national survey of general surgeons.

BACKGROUND Delivering high-quality endoscopy services depends largely on the competence of endoscopists. General surgery residency training in endoscopy and the associated quality of endoscopy services being delivered by general surgeons have been the subject of considerable controversy. In conjunction with the Canadian Association of General Surgeons (CAGS) executive board, we formulated a sur...

General surgeons and endoscopy training.

Emergency Endoscopy and the Importance of Endoscopy Training in General Surgery Residency: A Survey-Based Study

BACKGROUND Emergency endoscopy is a life-saving technique of great significance. The aim of our study was to draw attention to endoscopy training activities of general surgeons and their opinions on this issue. MATERIAL AND METHODS We asked general surgery specialists where they received their general surgery training, the institution where they currently worked, how many years they had been pr...

Variability in pediatric splenic injury care: results of a national survey of general surgeons.

BACKGROUND Although nonoperative management is the standard of care for hemodynamically stable children with blunt splenic trauma, significant variation in practice exists. Little attention has been given to physician factors associated with management differences. DESIGN Nationally representative mail survey conducted in June 2008. SETTING United States. PARTICIPANTS Ten percent random s...

Training of surgeons in peritoneal dialysis catheter placement in the United States: a national survey.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Peritoneal dialysis (PD) depends on timely and skilled placement of a PD catheter (PDC). Most PDCs are placed surgically, but little is known about the residency training of surgeons in this procedure. Inadequate residency training could limit surgical expertise in PDCs, resulting in high complication rates that discourage PD use. This study assessed surgical PDC train...