Resident Literature Review for Complication Presented at Morbidity and Mortality Conferences: A Sisyphean Task

Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) complication presentations include a thorough literature review. This requires a significant amount of time seldom compatible with the current work hours endured by surgical residents. Additionally, literature reviews can become repetitive for commonly encountered complications. The goal of this study was to find (a) the amount of time surgery residents spend performing literature reviews and (b) the number of presented complications that are repetitive.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Surgical Education Source Type: research