Resident Involvement in Shoulder-Stabilization Procedures Is Not Associated With an Increased Risk of 30-Day Postoperative Complications

Impact of Resident Involvement on 30-Day Postoperative Outcomes in Orthopedic Shoulder Surgery

“…This agrees with previous studies across various divisions of orthopedic surgery, including shoulder, knee, hip, spine, and trauma [ 3 – 6 , 10 – 33 ]. Additionally, this study agrees with the well-documented conclusion that resident presence increases operation time [ 3 , 4 , 13 , 15 – 17 , 21 , 22 , 25 , 29 , 31 , 33 , 35 ].…”

“…Also, examining shoulder arthroscopy, Gulbrandsen et al used a propensity-matched analysis to demonstrate that there was no difference in the overall rate of 30-day complications in the resident versus nonresident group ( P =0.576) [ 13 ]. Jovan et al illustrated no significant increase in 30-day postoperative outcomes when examining resident involvement in shoulder stabilization surgery [ 35 ]. Pugely et al conducted a retrospective study investigating resident impact on short-term outcomes in various orthopedic surgeries.…”

“…While previous studies have documented the outcomes of resident involvement in hip [ 11 , 15 , 22 ], knee [ 12 , 27 , 30 ], spine [ 10 , 21 ], and trauma surgery [ 34 ], few have looked at the outcomes of shoulder surgery with resident involvement. Of these studies, only bicep tenodesis [ 20 ], shoulder stabilization [ 35 ], shoulder arthroscopy [ 3 , 13 , 18 ], and total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) [ 19 , 36 ] have been examined. In reviewing the available orthopedic literature, no study has investigated the impact of resident involvement across all types of shoulder surgeries.…”