The Journal of surgical research
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The changing paradigm of surgical residency training has raised concerns about the effects on the quality of training. The purpose of this study is to identify if resident participation in laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) and open adrenalectomy (OA) cases is associated with deleterious outcomes. ⋯ Although resident participation does increase operative time in LA and OA, this does not appear to be clinically significant and does not result in adverse patient outcomes.
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Previous studies among cancer patients have demonstrated that religious patients receive more aggressive end-of-life (EOL) care. We sought to examine the effect of religious affiliation on EOL care in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. ⋯ Compared with nonaffiliated patients, religiously affiliated patients receive more aggressive EOL care in the ICU. However, this high-intensity care does not translate into any significant difference in survival.