Pediatric neurosurgery
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Pediatric neurosurgery · Jan 2019
Neurosurgical Resident Exposure to Pediatric Neurosurgery: An Analysis of Resident Case Logs.
The purpose of this study is to identify the national trends of exposure to pediatric procedures during neurosurgical residency and to subsequently evaluate how neurosurgery residents' experiences correlate with the minimum requirements set forth by the American College of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). ⋯ Neurosurgical residents graduating from 2013 to 2017 reported significantly higher volumes of pediatric neurosurgery cases than the standards set for by the ACGME. During this time, there was also a significant trend of increasing cases logged as the lead resident surgeon, suggesting more involvement in the critical portions of pediatric cases. There was also a significant, but not clinically impactful, decrease in pediatric case volumes during this time. However, the overall data indicate that residents are continuing to gain valuable pediatric experience during residency training.