Variation in Resident Operative Autonomy at Veterans Affairs Hospitals

JAMA Surg. 2023 Mar 1;158(3):321-323. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.4791.

Jorge I Portuondo^{1

2}, Richard S Whitlock², Steven C Mehl^{2

3}, Nader N Massarweh^{4

5

6}

¹ Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Houston, Texas.
² Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston.
⁴ Surgical and Perioperative Care, Atlanta VA Health Care System, Decatur, Georgia.
⁵ Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

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Plain language summary

This cohort study examines resident involvement in the care of US veterans who underwent noncardiac surgery.