Sagittal spinal alignment deviation in the general elderly population: a Japanese cohort survey randomly sampled from a basic resident registry

BACKGROUND CONTEXT

It is widely recognized that sagittal spinal alignment changes with age. However, there are presently no clear benchmarks for such values or those for the cervical spine in the general population. Quality epidemiological studies are needed to establish standards for spinal alignment deviation.

教学督导会诊在超声医学科住院医师规范化培训中的应用

目的总结住院医师规范化培训阶段的会诊需求概况，评价教学督导会诊在住院医师规范化培训阶段的作用。 方法回顾性收集2015年8月至2017年8月间于北京协和医院超声医学科参加北京市住院医师规范化培训的住院医师43名及其于2017年11月至2018年8月申请教学督导会诊的病例，随访申请教学督导会诊的病例，总结会诊原因和部位，参照病理或临床诊断，对会诊医师作出教学评价（技术操作、定位、定性）。采用χ²检验比较不同年资、不同学历住院医师申请会诊原因和部位的差异，并采用t检验比较应用教学督导会诊前、后3年以下住院医师客观结构化临床考试（OSCE）阶段考核平均成绩的差异。 结果43名住院医师共随访1727份会诊病例。第一、二、三年住院医师申请会诊次数占比分别为53.0%（915/1727）、42.9%（741/1727）、4.1%（71/1727）。住院医师申请会诊原因：定性70.9%（1224/1727）、技术操作22.7%（392/1727）、定位6.4%（111/1727）。第一、二、三年住院医师因技术操作原因申请会诊比例分别为26.9%（246/915）、18.6%（138/741）、11.3%（8/71）；因定位原因申请会诊比例分别为7.8%（71/915）、4.5%（33/741）、9.8%（7/71）；因定性原因申请会诊比例分别为65.3%（598/915）、76.9%（570/741）、78.9%（56/71），不同年资住院医师申请会诊的原因不同，差异具有统计学意义（χ²=33.293，P＜0.001）。申请会诊的检查部位前三位为妇科27.9%（482/1727）、浅表器官23.3%（402/1727）和腹部20.1%（347/1727），共占71.3%，不同年资住院医师申请会诊的部位不同，差异具有统计学意义（χ²=167.583，P＜0.001）。第一、二年住院医师申请会诊主要为腹盆腔脏器技术操作和定性，第三年住院医师申请会诊集中在浅表器官病变的定性。不同学历住院医师申请会诊部位分布不同，差异具有统计学意义（χ²=64.942，P＜0.001），申请会诊原因分布差异无统计学意义（χ²=8.131，P=0.087），平均申请会诊次数相近。97.7%（383/392）的技术操作问题通过教学督导会诊得到解决；教学督导会诊定位正确率73.0%（81/111）；定性正确率92.7%（1135/1224）。应用教学督导会诊后的住院医师OSCE成绩高于应用前［（85.7±6.6）分vs（75.7±7.5）分］，差异具有统计学意义（t=-2.426，P=0.036）。 结论随着住院医师年资增加，申请会诊次数减少。不同年资住院医师申请会诊的部位和原因不同。住院医师因技术操作原因申请会诊次数逐年下降，定性需求逐年增加。教学督导会诊能有效帮助住院医师解决技术操作难点、定位和定性，提升住院医师临床胜任力。     

A survey of robotic surgery training curricula in general surgery residency programs: How close are we to a standardized curriculum?

Background

Robotic surgery is increasingly adopted into surgical practice, but it remains unclear what level of robotic training general surgery residents receive. The purpose of our study was to assess the variation in robotic surgery training amongst general surgery residency programs in the United States.

Senior surgical resident autonomy and teaching assistant cases: A prospective observational study

IntroductionTeaching assistant (TA) cases allow senior residents (SR) to gain autonomy. We compared the safety profiles of TA cases performed under direct vs. indirect staff supervision.MethodsProspective observational study of operative cases where a SR served as the TA between 7/2014-6/2017 (n = 161). Patient/operative characteristics, 30-day outcomes, and SR survey data were compared by level of supervision.ResultsCase mix included 68 laparoscopic appendectomies (42%), 49 laparoscopic cholecystectomies (30%), 10 I&Ds (6%), 10 umbilical hernia repairs (6%), 4 port placements (3%), and 11 others. Indirectly supervised cases were shorter (61 vs. 76 min, p < 0.01), with less blood loss (11 vs. 24 ml, p < 0.05), and lower conversion rates (0% vs. 5.7%, p < 0.05). Perceived difficulty was high in 20% of cases with indirect vs. 49% with direct supervision (p < 0.01). Mean SR comfort was high (4.4 vs. 4.6 out of 5) regardless of level of staff supervision. 30-day complications did not differ for indirect vs. direct supervision (all p = NS).DiscussionCarefully selected TA cases offer SRs opportunities to practice autonomy without sacrificing operative time or patient safety.     

Resident experience in brachytherapy: An analysis of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education case logs for intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy from 2007 to 2018

PurposeWe sought to characterize temporal trends of radiation oncology resident–reported case experience with intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) and interstitial brachytherapy (ISBT).Methods and MaterialsSummarized, deidentified case logs for graduating radiation oncology residents (GRORs) between 2007 and 2018 were obtained from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education national summary data report. Cases were subdivided based on the site of treatment. Analysis of variance was used to determine differences, and strength of association was evaluated using the Pearson correlation.ResultsThe number of GRORs increased by 66% from 114 in 2007 to 189 in 2018 (p < 0.001). Average number of gynecologic ICBT cases per GROR increased, from 39.6 in 2007 to 48.7 in 2018 (p < 0.005). Average number of ISBT cases per GROR decreased, from 34.5 to 20.6 (p < 0.001), due to decreasing prostate volume, from 21.5 to 12 (p < 0.001). Experience with gynecologic ISBT cases remained low at an average of 4.5 cases per year.ConclusionsThe average number of ICBT cases per GROR has increased, although this does not differentiate between cylinder and tandem-based insertions currently. There has been a steady decline in ISBT experience. These findings may have implications for the development of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education case minimums for residency programs.     

Una estrategia para la formación en seguridad del paciente durante la residencia: desde el incidente crítico a la simulación. Parte 2

Patient safety training during residency contributes to the culture of safety and quality of care. Patient safety curriculum incorporates different activities throughout the specialty and appropriate to each moment: courses, workshops, critical incident sessions, safety rounds, which have been described above, and simulation. The simulation allows the safe training of complex clinical situations in multiprofessional teams. Structure the learning of human factor through the management of resources in crises, and provide feedback in debriefing improves competition. The simulation can be part of the objective formative evaluation of the residents. It has been shown to have results in the performance of health professionals, improves the quality of care and has effects on patients.     

"以临床应用为导向"的住院医师心电图实践教学效果探析

目的探讨住院医师规范化培训(下文简称住培)中"以临床应用为导向"的心电图实践教学效果。方法本研究采用试验对照和问卷调查方法。选取2019年参加中山大学附属第五医院心电图课程的96名住培学员作为研究对象。将参加春季课程的49名住培学员设为对照组,采用传统教学方法;参加秋季课程的47名住培学员设为试验组,采用"以临床应用为导向"的实践教学方法。分析比较两组学员的课程考核成绩和对课程满意度的问卷调查结果。结果试验组学员过程考核成绩(86.16±20.21)分高于对照组学员的(71.49±23.86)分,试验组学员期末考核成绩(74.00±9.33)分高于对照组学员的(66.53±8.29)分,差异均具有统计学意义(均P<0.05)。对于授课内容和方法可以运用到临床工作中,试验组学员的满意度95.7%(45/47)高于对照组学员的83.7%(41/49);对于课程形式有助于增加学习心电图的兴趣和投入度,试验组学员的满意度87.2%(41/47)高于对照组学员的51.0%(25/49),差异均具有统计学意义(均P<0.05)。结论"以临床应用为导向"的心电图实践教学,有助于提高住培学员的学习成绩和对课程的满意度。