ArticleAnnals of surgery2026
Influence of the Surgeon's First Operation of the Day on Patient Outcomes.
Article in Annals of surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate whether the cumulative operative time spent by a surgeon operating on patients on the same day before starting a new procedure was associated with surgical outcomes.
backgroundThe impact of daily operating room workload on a surgeon's performance and patient outcomes is uncertain.
methodsAll elective patients, operated by attending surgeons across 7 specialties in 4 French hospitals between November 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021, were included. Surgeons' operative workload the same day before each operation was measured in minutes by cumulating incision-to-closure times for all their patients as the primary operator. Composite of adverse events within 30 days postsurgery, encompassed major surgical complications, unplanned reoperation, extended intensive care unit (ICU) stay, and patient death. Generalized linear mixed models estimated the association between each outcome and operative workload, considering the clustering of operations by surgeons, and adjusting for patient comorbidities, procedure complexity, and surgeon characteristics.
resultsThe cohort included 7979 elective surgeries performed by 44 surgeons. Composite adverse events rates were higher in the 0-minute group compared with those with a higher duration (20.7% vs 12.5%, P < 0.001), as were rates of major complications (19.3% vs 11.7%, P < 0.001), reoperations (6.5% vs 3.4%, P = 0.005), and ICU stay (3.7% vs 1.2%, P = 0.016). When the surgeon had already spent time operating on patients before the procedure, adjusted relative risks were lower for composite adverse events [adjusted relative risk: 0.85 (95% CI: 0.76 to 0.95)], major complications [0.86 (0.76 to 0.97)], reoperation [0.78 (0.63 to 0.97)], and ICU stay [0.69 (0.49 to 0.98)].
conclusionsFirst patient of the day may experience worse outcomes, prompting surgeons to warm up before starting surgery. Further research is needed to replicate these findings, as many surgeons may prioritize starting with the most complex and challenging cases, which inherently carry greater risks.
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