Can We Safely Train Cardiothoracic Surgical Residents to Perform Emergency Surgery? A 10-Year Propensity-Matched Analysis
Supervised resident-led emergency cardiac surgery achieves outcomes comparable to consultant-led procedures. These findings support supervised exposure to emergency cardiac surgery with progressive autonomy, ensuring patient safety while preparing residents for independent practice.
Authors
- Ujjawal Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8655-5856)
- Harry Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7407-8615)
- A. Page
- Ravi DeSilva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7794-7142)
- Daniel Sitaranjan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0866-455X)
- Fadi Al-Zubaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3455-4648)
- Satish Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4948-9225)
- Shakil Farid
Institutions
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Royal Papworth Hospital (GB)
- Morriston Hospital (GB)
- Harefield Hospital (GB)
- Cambridge School (PT)
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf412
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01