This multicenter observational prospective study aims to explore the impact of peri-operative support measures (mentorship or coaching or intraoperative consultation) on the mental well-being of early career surgeons. Furthermore sub-analyses will be conducted to explore the impact that surgeons mental wellbeing related to different support measures could have on patients' outcomes
Adult patients (≥18 years) treated for abdominal general surgical conditions in the emergency or elective setting or for thoraco-abdominal traumatic diseases. The list of surgical procedures is reported in the Supplementary Material 1
Surgeries performed in elective, trauma, or emergency general surgery care
Patients operated by surgeons who completed general surgery residency more than 10 years before the study start date
Pediatric patients < 18 years of age
Patients or surgeons not willing to give their consent to participate