Effect of Resident and Fellow Involvement on Outcomes of Sarcoma Surgery: A NSQIP Database Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Univariable surgical outcomes stratified by trainee presence.
No trainee
Trainee
value
N = 24
N = 135
Any complication
4 (16.7%)
54 (40.0%)
0.037
Medical complication
4 (16.7%)
49 (36.3%)
0.065
Pneumonia
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
1.00
Unplanned reintubation
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
Pulmonary embolism
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.0%)
1.00
Acute renal failure
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
Urinary tract infection
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
1.00
Stroke/CVA
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
Coma
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
Peripheral nerve injury
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
1.00
Cardiac arrest
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
Myocardial infarction
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
Blood transfusion
2 (8.3%)
43 (31.9%)
0.025
Deep vein thrombosis
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.2%)
1.00
Sepsis
2 (8.3%)
3 (2.2%)
0.16
Septic shock
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
Surgical complication
2 (8.3%)
9 (6.7%)
0.67
Superficial incisional surgical site infection
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
1.00
Deep incisional surgical site infection
2 (8.3%)
3 (2.2%)
0.16
Organ/space surgical site infection
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.5%)
1.00
Wound dehiscence
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.2%)
1.00
Unplanned reoperation
0 (0.0%)
7 (5.2%)
0.60
Unplanned readmission
0 (0.0%)
9 (6.7%)
0.36
Death
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.5%)
1.00
Total operation time in minutes
125.42 (±2.34)
208.39 (±2.09)
0.003
Length of total hospital stay in days
3.41 (±2.79)
6.30 (±2.50)
0.006
Data are presented as geometric mean (±geometric SD) for continuous measures and n (%) for categorical measures. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used for continuous measures, and Fisher’s exact test was used for categorical measures. CVA = cerebrovascular accident. .
