Assessment of the July Effect on Bronchoscopies in Teaching Hospitals Across the United States

Conclusion: Within the limitation of the national data set provided, there appears to be similar procedural complication rates for patients admitted Q1 compared with Q4 of the academic year in respect to bronchoscopy, signaling the possibility of lack of the July effect. Prospective studies with improved data granularity is needed to further verify the absence or presence of the July effect regarding bronchoscopy.
Source: Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Original Investigations Source Type: research