Repair of oesophageal atresia by consultants and supervised trainees results in similar outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS: Surgical outcomes for repair of OA/TOF are not adversely affected by trainee operating. Trainees with appropriate skills should perform supervised OA/TOF repair. These data are important for understanding the interrelationship between provision of training and surgical outcomes. PMID: 32436786 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - May 20, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Jones CE, Smyth R, Keys SC, Ron O, Stanton MP, Kitteringham L, Wheeler RA, Hall NJ Tags: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Source Type: research