Average Operative Experience

Key Indicator Operative Procedures

NOTE: The purpose of this data sheet is to provide an overview of the program graduates' Key Indicator Operative Procedures during the four years of education. Information obtained for this statement is based on the 2003 American Board of Otolaryngology (ABO) Operative Experience Report. The ABO has recently revised the structure of reporting these numbers, which would reflect much higher averages.

Key Indicator Operative Procedures for Chief Residents as Surgeons

Each Operative Procedures represent select codes from the Resident Operative Experience Report.
The last line represents TOTAL number of all areas from Resident Operative Experience Report

Key Indicator Operative Procedures	Sr. Res. 1	Sr. Res. 2	Sr. Res. 3	Mean for all Sr. Res
Parotidectomy	34	35	41	37
Neck Dissection (all types)	68	50	96	71
Laryngectomy (all types)	11	11	14	12
Thyroid/ Parathyroidectomy (all types)	45	38	37	40
Tracheotomy	58	72	59	63
Tympanoplasty / Mastoidectomy (all types)	165	147	128	147
Stapedectomy/ Ossiculoplasty (all types)	24	25	34	28
Rhinoplasty	35	27	44	35
Blepharoplasty/ Brow/ Facelift	19	5	27	17
Complex Lacerations	31	48	35	38
Midface Fracture (exclude nasal)	25	12	12	16
Mandibular Facture (CI & Open)	18	15	23	19
Flaps	24	25	25	24
Operative Microlaryngoscopy	71	72	-	71.5
Esophagoscopy (all types)	24	49	61	45
Bronchoscopy (all types)	53	78	42	58
Sinus Surgery/Endoscopic & Nonendoscopic	470	666	467	534
TOTAL Operations as Surgeons	2146	2450	2353	2316

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