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ArticleBJS open2020

Trainee performance in radical gastrectomy and its effect on outcomes.

M Navidi, A Madhavan, S M Griffin, P Prasad, A Immanuel, N Hayes, A W Phillips

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  1. Delivering esophago-gastric cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom: a surgical perspective.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2020
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7 authors.

M NavidiNorthern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6614-4013
A MadhavanNorthern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.
S M GriffinNorthern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.
P PrasadNorthern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6399-7835
A ImmanuelNorthern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.
N HayesNorthern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.
A W PhillipsNorthern Oesophago-Gastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9826-3949

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to determine whether trainee involvement in D2 gastrectomies was associated with adverse outcomes.

methodsData from a prospectively created database of consecutive patients undergoing open D2 total (TG) or subtotal (STG) gastrectomy with curative intent between January 2009 and January 2014 were reviewed. Short- and long-term clinical outcomes were compared in patients operated on by consultants and those treated by trainees under consultant supervision.

resultsA total of 272 D2 open gastrectomies were performed, 123 (45·2 per cent) by trainees. There was no significant difference between consultants and trainees in median duration of surgery (TG: 240 (range 102-505) versus 240 (170-375) min respectively, P = 0·452; STG: 225 (150-580) versus 212 (125-380) min, P = 0·192), number of resected nodes (TG: 30 (13-101) versus 30 (11-102), P = 0·681; STG: 26 (5-103) versus 25 (1-63), P = 0·171), length of hospital stay (TG: 15 (7-78) versus 15 (8-65) days, P = 0·981; STG: 10 (6-197) versus 14 (7-85) days, P = 0·242), overall morbidity (TG: 44 versus 49 per cent, P = 0·314; STG: 34 versus 25 per cent, P = 0·113) or mortality (TG: 4 versus 2 per cent; P = 0·293). No difference in predicted 5-year overall survival was noted between the two cohorts (TG: 68 per cent for consultants versus 77 per cent for trainees, P = 0·254; STG: 70 versus 75 per cent respectively, P = 0·512). The trainee cohort had lower median blood loss for both TG (360 (range 90-1200) ml versus 600 (70-2350) ml for consultants; P = 0·042) and STG (235 (50-1000) versus 360 (50-3000) ml respectively; P = 0·053).

conclusionClinical outcomes were not compromised by supervised trainee involvement in D2 open gastrectomy.

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PMID32011816
PMCPMC6996638

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