Research Article

Surgical Results of Phacoemulsification Performed by Residents: A Time-Trend Analysis in a Teaching Hospital from 2005 to 2021

Table 1

Time trend of completion and complication rates of phacoemulsification performed by residents.

Jul 2005–Sep 2007Oct 2007–Dec 2009Jan 2010–Mar 2012Apr 2012–Jun 2014Jul 2014–Sep 2016Oct 2016–Dec 2018Jan 2019–Mar 2021 value

Total number of cases226201193237182178192
Completion rate (cases)44.7% (101)54.2% (109)60.6% (117)50.6% (120)65.1% (119)72.5% (129)81.8% (157)<0.001
Complication rate (cases)27.4% (62)20.4% (41)14.0% (27)11.8% (28)8.2% (15)9.6% (17)7.3% (14)<0.001

value by Chi-squared test.