| Contradicting an established mantra: microsurgeon experience determines free flap outcome. | |
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PMID: 23018710 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: : Since the inception and popularization of microsurgery in the 1960s and 1970s, it has been commonly accepted that the outcome of free tissue transfer directly correlates with surgeon experience. METHODS: : The clinical outcomes of three young microsurgeons at a single institution were retrospectively reviewed. Free flaps performed by these individuals were categorized according to the surgeon's years of practice and analyzed using statistical methods. RESULTS: : A total of 410 free flaps were identified. No correlation was found between the surgeon's years of experience and the outcomes measured. CONCLUSIONS: : There has been increased exposure to microsurgery during plastic surgery training at many programs, and consequently, residents have often already surpassed the learning curve. The imperfect correlation between experience and superior outcomes in medicine serves to suggest that further research in the specific underlying principles of surgical learning is needed to understand the relationship between experience and superior surgical outcomes. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: : Therapeutic, III. |
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Peter Kreymerman; Anna L Silverman; Alanna M Rebecca; William J Casey |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Plastic and reconstructive surgery Volume: 130 ISSN: 1529-4242 ISO Abbreviation: Plast. Reconstr. Surg. Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-09-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 1306050 Medline TA: Plast Reconstr Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 507e-12e Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Phoenix, Ariz. From the Mayo Clinic, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery. |
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