Introduction:

Surgical logbooks are under- and misused. When used appropriately, they can become helpful tools for both residents and universities, letting the evaluation of progress and performance, so as to take action when indicated.

Methods:

Cross-sectional, descriptive, observational study evaluating Logbook for surgical case logging. We conducted a pre- and post-test survey (April 2017), and the data obtained reflected how they used their current caselogs and how they graded ours.

Results:

17 residents (PGY1-PGY4) took the surveys and used the platform during the test period. Fifteen of them (88.2%) actually registered their cases, mostly on an e-platform. Eight (50%) had an “average” experience with their current tool, and 100% would consider a different option. Only three (17.6%) know it’s mandatory to register cases at their University. Ten (71.4%) and four (28.6%) graded our tool as “excellent” or “good”. 100% would recommend it to peers, would continue using it and believe it makes them more adherent to registering. During the test period, we had 17 users, and 276 entries were registered.

Discussion:

An appropriate tool to register procedures allows a better residence adherence. This can be done in an easy and diligent way, so that residents can gain knowledge from their own progress. Larger number of residents and longer periods of time are needed in order to validate our results.

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