Background Surgical residency training aims to prepare the surgical resident to become an
independent practitioner of surgery. Because surgical residency training remains the sole …

Objective To conduct the first study of intra-and postoperative outcomes related to
intraoperative resident involvement in transurethral resection procedures for benign …

Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) has been linked with male infertility, and previous studies
suggest that SDF can have negative influence on pregnancy outcomes with assisted …

Objective To evaluate the impact of resident involvement in robot assisted laparoscopic
prostatectomy on oncologic, functional, and intraoperative outcomes, both short and long …

Purpose To investigate whether resident involvement in knee arthroscopy procedures
affects postoperative complications or operative times. Methods The American College of …

Objective To assess the effect of resident involvement on patient and physician satisfaction,
we evaluated the outcomes from a private urology group both prior to and after initiation of …

Background Patients have expressed concern about undergoing procedures involving
trainees, even with direct attending physician supervision. Little literature has examined the …

Objective Previous studies have investigated the effect of resident involvement (RI) on
surgical complications in minimally invasive and complex surgical cases. This study …

Background Previous literature in other surgical disciplines regarding the impact of resident
and fellow involvement on operative time and outcomes has yielded mixed results. The …

Penile prosthesis implantation is the definitive treatment for refractory erectile dysfunction,
yet exposure to this procedure during training of urology residents is often limited. To assess …