Professional judgment about the value of surgery varies among US surgeons, according to a national survey. Researchers found that for 19 out of 30 exemplar cases, there was consensus on the value of surgery, with a range of 63% to 99% agreement. Exposure to peer responses increased the number of cases with consensus. Women were more likely to endorse non-operative approaches when treatment had high mortality, while specialists were less likely to opt for salvage procedures. Surgeons often let patients decide despite their own assessment.
Journal Article by Zychowski KL, Stalter LN (…) Schwarze ML et 8 al. in Ann Surg
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