Operative time tracking for umbilical hernia patients

What factors impact surgical operative time when teaching a resident in the operating room

“…Case complexity is another factor that has a significant impact on the SCT operative time. Although we do not include patient-related factors (e.g., age, previous surgical history) in current study, results suggest both attending surgeons and residents value patient safety, which is consist with the literature [ [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] ]. It is thus not a surprise that an attending surgeon would take more control and do more in a SCT with major complications [ 18 ].…”

“…Many studies have been conducted to investigate what patient-related factors (e.g., age, obese) would influence the operative time [ [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] ] and some institutions have established measures to motivate and reward surgical efficiency/productivity based on tracked metrics of surgery time incurred in the OR. However, it is still unclear what training-related factors, both related and unrelated to the resident, may have the potential to impact the operative time length of a SCT.…”