Table 1 Common bile duct exploration case characteristics stratified by resident experience
Case characteristics, n (%) | No prior evaluations (n = 141) | One or more prior evaluations (n = 48) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Resident postgraduate year | Â | Â | Â |
1 | 10 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) | .07 |
2 | 31 (22.0) | 11 (22.9) | > .99 |
3 | 29 (20.6) | 6 (12.5) | .28 |
4 | 25 (17.7) | 13 (27.1) | .21 |
5 | 46 (32.6) | 18 (37.5) | .60 |
Resident gender | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 53 (37.6) | 15 (31.2) | .49 |
Male | 84 (59.6) | 33 (68.8) | .30 |
Unknown | 4 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | .57 |
Attending gender | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 15 (10.6) | 11 (22.9) | .05 |
Male | 123 (87.2) | 37 (77.1) | .11 |
Unknown | 3 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | .57 |
Operative approach | Â | Â | Â |
Laparoscopic | 100 (70.9) | 46 (95.8) | < .001 |
Open | 41 (29.1) | 2 (4.2) | < .001 |
Resident assessment of case complexity | Â | Â | Â |
Easiest third | 4 (2.8) | 3 (6.2) | .37 |
Average complexity | 74 (52.5) | 25 (52.1) | > .99 |
Hardest third | 37 (26.2) | 14 (29.2) | .71 |
Missing | 26 (18.4) | 6 (12.5) | .38 |
Attending assessment of case complexity | Â | Â | Â |
Easiest third | 11 (7.8) | 8 (16.7) | .10 |
Average complexity | 71 (50.4) | 30 (62.5) | .18 |
Hardest third | 59 (41.8) | 10 (20.8) | .009 |