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. 2022 May 6;224(3):869–880. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.04.038

Table 2.

Surgical subspecialty and surgical task.

Author Subspecialty Task
Andersen et al., 201621 Non-specified surgical training Port placement, abdominal incision
Zakrison et al., 201711 N/A N/A
Ponce et al., 201426 Orthopedics Arthroscopic shoulder surgery (rotator cuff repair, and shoulder instability procedures)
Ereso et al., 201027 General surgery (performing scenarios in Cardiac, Orthopedic, Neurosurgery) Penetrating right ventricular injury requiring suture repair, an open tibial fracture requiring external fixation, and a traumatic subdural hematoma requiring craniotomy
Chou et al., 201923 Orthopedics Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)
Forgione et al., 201528 Colorectal surgery Laparoscopic colonic resections
Vera et al., 201433 Non-specified surgical training Laparoscopic suturing and knot-tying tasks
Treter et al., 201332 Endocrine surgery Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (PRA)
Snyderman et al., 201610 Otolaryngology Endoscopic endonasal surgeries of the skull base
Shin et al., 201524 Urology Prostatectomy and kidney cases (radical or partial nephrectomy)
Ponsky et al., 201415 Pediatric surgery Thoracic surgery left lower lobe resection, gastric stimulator placement, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
Okrainec et al., 201037 Non-specified surgical training Laparoscopic suturing and knot-tying tasks
Nguyen et al., 201720 Bariatric surgery Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Mizota et al., 201716 General surgery, thoracic surgery Suturing tasks (needle-holding, needle-driving, knot-tying)
Miller et al., 201117 Endocrine surgery Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (PRA)
Kirkpatrick et al., 201518 Trauma Laparotomy with midline incision into the peritoneal cavity followed by sponge packing of an exsanguinating liver hemorrhage
Hinata et al., 201425 Urology Robotic surgery prostatectomy
Fuertes-Guir et al., 201619 Bariatric surgery Laparoscopic bariatric surgery (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy)
Dawe et al., 201831 Non-specified surgical training ED thoracotomy, surgical airway, chest tube insertion
Datta et al., 201536 General surgery Lichtenstein hernioplasty
Burckett-St Laurent et al., 201613 Anesthesiology Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block (SCB)
Budrionis et al., 201630 Non-specified surgical training 4 localizations and 2 cutting exercises using a laparoscopic simulator
Bruns et al., 20168 Pediatric surgery Laparoscopic appendectomy; thoracoscopic total thymectomy
Andersen et al., 201722 Military medicine Adhesive placement and abdominal incision
Glick et al., 202012 Military medicine Chest thoracotomy