title: [Four years experience with the AEC residents E-Book].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The introduction of the Spanish Association of Surgeons resident's electronic book (AEC-E-Book), has meant that we can perform particular and overall assessments of each resident. The objective of this article has been to find out the mean health care, scientific and surgical activities according to the speciality program.
  
  
  METHODS
  A register of the activities of residents in the AEC-E-Book. The overall activity per year and per rotation has been measured. The relationships of assisted interventions performed and their level of complexity have been analysed. The mean scientific and health care activities and the mean on-call periods per month.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 8 residents have registered their activity in the AEC-E-Book since the year 2004. They assisted in a mean of 1514 operations, of which 922 were performed as surgeon (62%). They assisted in 185 laparoscopic interventions, of which they performed 72 (39%). As surgeon, 864 (94%) of the 922 procedures 64% were level 1, 75% level 2, and 53% were level 3. They were on-call a mean of 5.75 times per month. They attended a total of 21 courses and congresses during residency. They took part in 24 presentations and posters, as well as in 6 journal publications during residence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The AEC-E-Book enables the activity of the resident to be continually assessed. We have been able to find out the mean activities carried out by each resident during a particular rotation and year, thus being able to know exactly if they have fulfilled the defined minimums.
authors: Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Corporación Sanitaria Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, España. jserraa@tauli.cat
authors: Xavier
authors: X
authors: Serra Aracil
authors: Salvador
authors: S
authors: Navarro Soto
authors: Oscar
authors: O
authors: Aparicio Rodríguez
authors: Judit
authors: J
authors: Hermoso Bosch
authors: Sandra
authors: S
authors: Montmany Vioque
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Carmona Navarro
authors: Constanza
authors: C
authors: Corredera Cantarin
authors: Carlos
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authors: Gómez Diaz
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D013502:General Surgery; D020407:Internet; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013030:Spain