ObjectiveTo discuss the participation of different types of trainee physicians in surgery during rotation practice to provide reference for optimizing the training of clinical surgeons taking thyroid and parathyroid surgery as an example. MethodsThe cases of thyroid surgery in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from September 2021 to May 2022 were prospective randomly selected and the surgical participation of younger trainee physicians (interns, professional postgraduates, and training physicians) and older trainee physicians (refresher physicians, resident and attending physicians of our hospital) were analyzed. ResultsAmong the 787 surgical cases, compared with the older trainee physicians, the younger trainees had a lower surgical participation rate, shorter participation time and were more likely to participate in the first 1–3 surgeries and participate as the second or third assistant. ConclusionThe surgical training of younger trainee physicians, such as interns, professional postgraduates, and training physicians, still needs to be improved.
ObjectiveTo investigate the safety, economic benefits and psychological effects of day breast conserving surgery for breast cancer. MethodsThe demographic data and clinical data of breast cancer patients undergoing day (day surgery group) and ward (ward surgery group) breast conserving surgeries in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from March 2020 to June 2021 were retrospectively collected; the demographic data, clinical data, medical and related transportation costs, and preoperative and postoperative BREAST-Q scores of breast cancer patients undergoing day (day surgery group) and ward (ward surgery group) breast conserving surgery in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from July 2021 to May 2022 were prospectively collected. The safety, economic benefit, and psychological satisfaction of day surgery was analyzed ResultsA total of 42 women with breast cancer were included in the retrospective study and 39 women with breast cancer were included in the prospective study. In both prospective and retrospective studies, the mean age of patients in both groups were <50 years. There were only statistical differences between the two groups in the aspects of hypertension (P=0.022), neoadjuvant chemotherapy (P=0.037) and postoperative pathological estrogen receptor (P=0.033) in the prospective study. In postoperative complications, there were no statistical differences in the surgical-related complications or anesthesia-related complications between the two groups in either the prospective study or the retrospective study (P>0.05). In terms of the overall cost, we found that the day surgery group was more economical than the ward surgery group in the prospective study (P=0.002). There were no statistical differences in postoperative psychosocical well-being, sexual well-being, satisfaction with breasts and chest condition between the two groups (P>0.05). ConclusionIt is safe and reliable to carry out breast conserving surgery in day surgery center under strict management standards, which can save medical costs and will not cause great psychological burden to patients.