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Open appendectomy: no longer an intern case.

Angela L Neville¹, Dennis Nemceff, Scott D Bricker

¹Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 90509, USA. Angelane13@gmail.com

The American Surgeon

|October 3, 2012

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Surgical interns are performing significantly fewer open appendectomies due to changes in training. This decline impacts foundational surgical skill development, prompting a call for preserving this educational experience.

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Area of Science:

Surgical Education
Minimally Invasive Surgery
General Surgery Training

Background:

Laparoscopic techniques and work-hour restrictions are reshaping surgical residency training.
The open appendectomy has historically served as a crucial index case for surgical interns.
Concerns exist regarding interns' declining experience with open appendectomies.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the trend in open appendectomy experience among surgical interns over a nine-year period.
To compare the experience of local trainees with national data on resident appendectomy case logs.
To evaluate the impact of evolving surgical practices on fundamental surgical skill acquisition.

Main Methods:

Retrospective review of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) case logs for PGY-1 general surgery residents (2003-2011).
Analysis of appendectomy case numbers (CPT codes 44950, 44960, 44970) and the proportion performed openly.
Comparison with national ACGME data for residents graduating between 2000 and 2011.

Main Results:

Mean open appendectomies per intern decreased from 22 (2003) to 5 (2011) (P=0.0367).
The percentage of open appendectomies performed by interns dropped from 79.5% to 2.4% (P=0.0001).
National data showed a decline in average open appendectomies during junior years from 26.6 (graduating 2000) to 13.7 (graduating 2011).

Conclusions:

Surgical trainees are accumulating less experience with open appendectomies.
The reduction in open appendectomies may hinder the development of essential open surgical skills.
Teaching institutions should consider performing select open appendectomies to maintain this vital educational experience.