Langenbeck's archives of surgery
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Langenbecks Arch Surg · Jun 2004
How long do we need teaching in the operating room? The true costs of achieving surgical routine.
Our aim was to quantify the incremental costs of longer operating times of residents and less-experienced junior consultants when compared with senior consultants on the basis of two surgical routine procedures. ⋯ Owing to longer operating times for junior consultants the costs of achieving surgical routine are considerably higher than previously estimated. These higher costs derive from junior consultants performing operations without proper supervision from senior consultants. We conclude that prolonged supervision in the operating room is highly cost-effective regardless of higher costs for personal resources per operating-minute.